A federal grand jury is expected to vote today on whether to indict a police commissioner under Mayor Giuliani, Bernard Kerik, on charges that include tax evasion, according to the Associated Press. The federal grand jury, which is sitting in White Plains, has been hearing evidence against Mr. Kerik for more than a year. The former city official pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges in state court last year relating to renovations on his Bronx apartment. Authorities said the work was a gift from a construction firm that sought Mr. Kerik’s influence during the time he served as city’s corrections commissioner.

The fallout from Mr. Kerik’s legal troubles for Mr. Giuliani’s presidential campaign has been muted so far. Mr. Giuliani said this week that New York City had done well by Mr. Kerik, whose tenure with the police and corrections department occurred during a time that saw a major reduction in crime.

“What Bernie Kerik did wrong did not implicate what the results were for the public,” Mr. Giuliani told the Associated Press during a campaign stop in New Hampshire. “What he did wrong, he’s going to have to pay for.”

It is not entirely clear what charges prosecutors will ask the grand jury to vote on.

The office of the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York is investigating Mr. Kerik. An office spokeswoman declined to comment on reports, beginning yesterday afternoon, that prosecutors would ask the grand jury today to indict Mr. Kerik.

Mr. Kerik’s attorney, Kenneth Breen of Paul Hastings, did not return a call for comment last night. President Bush named Mr. Kerik as his choice to lead the Department of Homeland Security in 2004, but the nominee soon withdrew, saying a nanny he hired may not have had legal status in this country.