Gene is still on probation for the rest of his life. After Cali was killed, LE went to interview him since he lives on Staten Island, pretty much a routine check up and if he knew anything about Cali being shot. That is where the media started to put Gene's name in the papers. LE were just covering all their bases and the Media got wind of it and started to run with it.

"I have this Nightmare. I'm on 5th avenue watching the St. Patrick's Day parade and I have a coronary and nine thousand cops march happily over my body." Chief Sidney Green