{"active":true,"first_name":"Armando","last_name":"Saitta","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"DT3","command":{"command":"DB BNHM","assignment_date":"2023-02-20","id":"354"},"shield_no":4064,"taxid":"940690","complaint_ids":[201707097,201304577,201108807,201009117],"command_history":[{"command":"PSA 3","id":"PSA3"},{"command":"079 DET","id":"79det"}],"appt_date":"2006-01-09","middle_initial":"J","shield_no_history":[3064],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Hayes, Daniel vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2018-05-31","disposition_date":"2020-07-17","payout_amount":45000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"511174/2018","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","officer_name":"Saitta, Armando J.","summary":"On May 5, 2016, Plaintiff was a passenger in the back seat of a livery cab. The livery cab was pulled over by defendant Police Officer Rafal Korycki, Sergeant Samantha Cabrera. Soon after, Police Officer Thomas Marfoglio and Police Officer Richard Luciani arrived at the scene. Without possessing probable cause or reasonable suspicion to believe that Plaintiff had comitted or was about to commit any crimes or infractions, or that Plaintiff was in possession of any weapons, defendants Korycki, Cabrera, Marfoglio, and Luciani accosted Plaintiff, ordered him out of the livery cab and unlawfully searched his person and effects without his consent. Defendant officers placed Plaintiff under arrest by handcuffing his arms tightly behind his back. Plaintiff was transported by defendant police officers to a nearby police precinct  and charged with Criminal Possession of a Weapon and Possession of a Firearm, Having Previously Been Convicted of a Felony. Once at the Precinct, Plaintiff was interrogated by defendant Detective Armando Saitta. Defendant Officers filed false and/or misleading statements that they observed Plaintiff to be fidgeting in the back seat of the livery cab, that they observed Plaintiff making furtive movements towards the right side of his body, that they smelled marijuana, that they observed Plaintiff pointing his head and eyes towards the right side of his body, and that they observed a visible bulge on the right side of Plaintiff's body. On or about November 22, 2016, Plaintiff's motion to suppress was granted in its entirety and the judge held that the defendant officers did not have reasonable suspicion to search Plaintiff based on inconsistencies in their individual testimonies and between their testimonies and the paperwork filed in connection with the arrest. As a result of the foregoing, Plaintiff spent approximately fifteen (15) months in custody and made approximately ten (10) court appearances before all charges against him were dismissed in their entirety on or about March 9, 2017.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=u83CK4O/wj2vTpg3RZuYDg==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Bethea, Demitress, et al. vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2016-06-06","disposition_date":"2018-02-02","payout_amount":53500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"16CV02522","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Saitta, Armando J.","summary":"Defendant officers pulled over Plaintiffs car and pulled Plaintiffs out of the vehicle and searched it. Officer's falsely alleged that the vehicle had a broken taillight and they had a 5-block car chase. Plaintiffs were arrested and charged with Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance, which was later dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23685797-2018_bethea_16cv02522","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4325495/bethea-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Callender, Elliott vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2016-04-20","disposition_date":"2018-01-02","payout_amount":15000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"16CV01706","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Saitta, Armando J.","summary":"Plaintiff was outside in a friend's backyard, smoking a cigarette when he heard a loud noise, people screaming, and people telling to get on the floor and not move. Plaintiff ran out of the backyard and jumped over a fence and hid. Eventually, officers found him on the rear of 618 Macon Street, Brooklyn, NY with their weapons drawn. Officers ordered plaintiff to get on his knees and put his hands behind his back and complied. Officers then forced his face to the ground, punched and kicked him in the arms. While Plaintiff asked that they stop, one officer put him in a submission hold by putting his knee on the back of the plaintiffs neck. Once they stopped, officers searched and searched and found nothing on the Plaintiff. Plaintiff asked to be taken to the hospital and the requests were refused and ignored.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4922466-Callender-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"},{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.383733.21.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4325390/callender-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Hoover, Linda, et al. vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2015-10-16","disposition_date":"2016-09-28","payout_amount":24500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"15CV05838","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Saitta, Armando J.","summary":"First incident: Defendant Officers arrested Plaintiff at his home, brought him to the 79th Precinct,  and charged with PL 221.05 'Unlawful possession of marihuana' and AC 10- 131(i)(3) 'Possession of Pistol Ammunition'. Charges ACD'd. On a separate occasion, Defendant Officers arrested Plaintiffs at their home, brought them to the 81st Precinct,  and charged with PL 221.05'Unlawful possession of marihuana'.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4921156-Hoover-et-al-v-The-City-of-New-York-et-al","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4324854/hoover-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Townsend, Ashley vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2015-10-16","disposition_date":"2016-08-10","payout_amount":7000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"15CV05457","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Saitta, Armando J.","summary":"First incident: Plaintiff was falsely searched, arrested, and charged with 140.25 'Burglary in the second degree' by Officer De Los Santos. Charge later dismissed. On a separate occasion Officer Massa forcefully entered a residence where plaintiff was a guest, arrested Plaintiff, and charged her with 265.03(1)(b) 'Criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree', which was later dismissed. On another occasion, Officer Saitta forcefully entered a residence where plaintiff was a guest, arrested Plaintiff, and charged her with unspecified charges.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4921073-Townsend-v-The-City-of-New-York-et-al"},{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.375549.14.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4324799/townsend-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Litzsey, Hezekiah vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2015-09-02","disposition_date":"2017-07-11","payout_amount":30000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"15CV04487","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Saitta, Armando J.","summary":"Defendant Officers approached Plaintiff while he was sitting in a parked rental car. Plaintiff was roughly and forcibly removed from the car. He was assaulted, searched, handcuffed, and taken to the 88th Precinct where he was strip-searched and assaulted by Officer Cruz. Plaintiff was charged with multiple vehicle and traffic law violations, tampering with evidence, and resisting arrest.  All charges were later dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4922819-Litzey-v-The-City-of-New-York-et-al"},{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.373511.21.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4324629/litzey-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Baskerville, Evan vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-10-14","disposition_date":"2016-02-04","payout_amount":29500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"14CV05572","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Saitta, Armando J.","summary":"Defendant Officer stopped Plaintiff on the street, asked for his ID, and then Officer Dasilva punched him in the face. All Defendant Officers then assaulted Plaintiff, tightly handcuffed him, took him to PSA 3, denied him medical attention. Charged with open container and resisting arrest, which were ACD'd at arraignments.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4920240-Baskerville-v-City-of-New-York-et-al","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/6081245/baskerville-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"officer_name":"Saitta, Armando J.","disposition":"Settlement","start_date":"2012-10-10","disposition_date":"2013-01-15","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","docket":"12CV03477","name":"George, Jamie, et Al vs City of New York, et al.","payout_amount":32500,"summary":"Defendant Officers burst into Plaintiff's apartment guns drawn, arrested them, denied Plaintiff 2 medication, charged them with Possession of a Controlled Substance, which the DA declined to prosecute.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4919573-George-et-al-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/6081238/george-v-city-of-new-york/"}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24441170-bronx-notified-officers-list-edited_redacted-redacted_redacted","type":"credibility-finding"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21028414-saitta-9c10d524ae9b94d992712d18a4bbfdcf665aede5","type":"brady-giglio","lawsuits":["15CV8008"]},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23824858-940690000_saitta-940690-04-13-23","type":"brady-giglio"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21058813-saitta-940690-08-11-20","type":"brady-giglio"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23824829-saitta-940690-11-32515_redacted"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23824863-saitta-940690-12-43523_redacted"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23824843-saitta-940690-13-9423_redacted"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23824834-saitta-940690-21-18754_redacted"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23824882-saitta-940690-13-50068_redacted"}],"image":"https://www.50-a.org/images/officer/4XTK-armando-saitta.jpg","payroll":{"salary":"119980","regular":"115753","overtime":"75032","other":"22978","total":"213763"},"id":"4XTK","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/4XTK"}