A dirty NYPD officer begged a Manhattan judge to toss her convictions for trafficking cocaine and marijuana — because it would destroy her dream of joining the Army.
“I request that you consider overturning the current verdict so that I can continue to pursue my dreams of joining the military,” said Nysia Stroud, 30, sobbing, as she made the bizarre plea Tuesday in Manhattan Supreme Court.
She said she could not do so with a felony conviction.
The officer, who had boasted that her badge would get her out of trouble during her crimes, added, “I have always been a person of integrity.”
But Justice Ruth Pickholz was unmoved and hit Stroud with eight years in prison, eliciting a collective gasp from family members in the gallery.
“You gave up a wonderful career by breaking the law, and you of all people should have known better,” the judge told Stroud, who sniffled loudly at the defense table. “You betrayed the public trust.”
A jury found the disgraced cop guilty last May of two counts of criminal possession and four counts of official misconduct.
The six-year veteran was paid $2,000 to transport drugs, between April and June 2017, to another courier — who was actually an undercover cop, according to prosecutors.
She used the code words “shopping at Woodbury” for communications about future drug deliveries and bragged about how she could use her NYPD badge to evade authorities if they were stopped by law enforcement, the Manhattan DA said.
The NYPD’s Internal Affairs Bureau initiated the investigation of Stroud after receiving tips she was involved in illegal activity.
Defense lawyer Alex Grosshtern said, “Her involvement in this matter was certainly an aberration.”
After the sentencing, Stroud’s sister, with tears streaming down her face, wailed in the hallway.




