The commissioner, and all under him should be up on charges. but as usual the laws have no teeth when it comes to governmental abuse.
The law does have some teeth.
A criminal complaint needs to be filed with the Suffolk County or NY State Attorney General's Public Integrity Bureau to start an investigation.
New York Penal Law §400.00(15) provides (in its entirety):
“Any violation by any person of any provision of this section is a class A misdemeanor.”