Richard Daddario
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About Richard Daddario
Richard C. Daddario is an American attorney and politician. He served as the head of the New York Police Department's (NYPD) counterterrorism unit, from 2010 to 2013. In December 2013, due to controversies surrounding the program's racial profiling, he resigned alongside NYPD commissioner Raymond Kelly and intelligence division head David Cohen. He was also the United States Department of Justice attache in Moscow. He is the son of Emilio Q. Daddario, a Democratic politician who represented Connecticut as a member of the 86th through 91st United States Congresses. He is also the father of actors Alexandra and Matthew Daddario.