He’s old enough to know better.
An 84-year-old Long Island man tried to get out of an upstate traffic ticket by claiming he’s a retired FBI agent — and instead ended up behind bars, state police said Monday.
Earl Broomall of Nassau County was pulled over on Columbia Turnpike in Rensselaer County shortly before 10 a.m. May 22 on a traffic violation, according to a press release from state troopers.
An 84-year-old Long Island man falsely claimed he was retired FBI when stopped for a traffic violation upstate, police said. Christopher SadowskiIt’s not clear what the violation involved, but the statement said, “During the stop Broomall displayed a law enforcement badge and advised the trooper he was a retired FBI agent.
“The investigation determined Broomall was never employed by the FBI or was ever certified as a law enforcement officer.”
Troopers charged Broomall with first-degree criminal impersonation — and also charged him with the traffic violations he tried to get out of, police said.
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The faux fed was arraigned in Schodack Town Court and ordered held without bail at the Rensselaer County Correctional Facility, according to state police.
Elderly Earl Broomall flashed a phony federal badge to try to get out of his ticket, cops said. Christopher SadowskiEvery morning, the NY POSTcast offers a deep dive into the headlines with the Post’s signature mix of politics, business, pop culture, true crime and everything in between. Subscribe here!
In March, a 46-year-old Queens man was also charged with impersonating a federal immigration agent to fleece a woman seeking a green card out of $500,000, prosecutors said.
In January 2024, a 46-year-old man claiming he was an NYPD detective and flashing a phony badge confronted fare-beaters at a Lower Manhattan station and even pepper-sprayed them before he was busted by the real cops.
