{"active":true,"first_name":"Daniel","last_name":"Efinger","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"DT3","command":{"command":"INT CIS","assignment_date":"2026-05-20","id":"10"},"shield_no":1735,"taxid":"957561","complaint_ids":[202401157,202306641,202205856,201910544,201901699,201810441,201506742],"command_history":[{"command":"103 PCT","id":"103pct"}],"appt_date":"2015-01-07","middle_initial":"G","shield_no_history":[16366],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Holloway, Darren vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2021-05-20","disposition_date":"2022-05-11","payout_amount":15000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"21CV02482","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","summary":"On June 29, 2019, at approximately 5:25 pm, Defendant Officers (Officers Efinger, Giardina, McKeefrey, Walter, McCarthy, John Doe, and Jane Doe) arrested Mr. Holloway without cause at or within the vicinity of 161-10 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica. Prior to his arrest, Mr. Holloway was visiting his cousin, George Brown, at his place of business – Mr. Holloway was tightly handcuffed to the point he began experiencing pain and numbness and was also subjected to a search but found no stolen items, contraband, or unlawful items on him. According to Defendant Officers, an individual named Elvira Minode La Torre had informed them that after withdrawing money from a Chase Bank, at approximately 2:30 pm, Mr. Holloway approached her, placed an unknown object to her side, and robbed her of approximately $300. Ms. Torre did not contact the NYPD until 2 hours after the alleged robbery. Ms. Torre initially did not provide any description of the alleged robber except for his sex, race, clothing, and estimated age. Due to lack of a meaningful description, Defendant Officers did not make any arrests until after their initial response. 1 hour later, Ms. Torre contacted Defendant Officers again and pointed out Mr. Holloway (who was 57 years old at the time). Defendant Officers refused to review any of the videos of the location (despite there being an abundance of video evidence) and forcibly arrested Mr. Holloway. Mr. Holloway was detained for a lengthy period of time then transported to Central Booking – during the meeting, Defendant Officers stated to the prosecutors, among other things, that Mr. Holloway committed the charged crime, and, relying upon the police records, reports, and statements, the prosecutors initiated criminal actions against Mr. Holloway.\n\nOn June 29, 2019, Mr. Holloway was arraigned – bail was set to secure his release. As Mr. Holloway could not make bail, he was transferred to Rikers Island and incarcerated for several days. The prosecutors subsequently reviewed the video evidence and found neither Ms. Torre or Mr. Holloway on any of the videos. While meeting with the prosecutors, Ms. Torre confirmed that Mr. Holloway did not rob her – Mr. Holloway was subsequently released and the charges were dropped on July 5, 2019.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23690140-2022_holloway_21cv02482","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/59880918/holloway-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Delson, Trystan vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2020-09-30","disposition_date":"2023-07-24","payout_amount":30000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"716780/2020","court":"Supreme Court - Queens","officer_name":"Efinger, Daniel","summary":"On November 8, 2019, plaintiff was engaging in physically flirtatious behavior with her boyfriend when defendant POs Brandon Carlo, Daniel Effinger and John Does, grabbed, assaulted and arrested her boyfriend. When she pleaded with them to stop the arrest, defendant POs handcuffed and arrested her, charging her with obstructing governmental administration, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct, even tough she had at no time interfered with the arrest of her boyfriend or engaged in any other criminal or unlawful behavior. The charges against her were dismissed at the time of her arraignment upon application of the Office of the District Attorney.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=SIcoHK9t7PR7mgdhwPRLwA==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Guzman, Adriana vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2018-12-07","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"18CV05206","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Efinger, Daniel","summary":"On June 18, 2017, Defendant officers Giovanni, Rivera, Daniel, Efinger, and Sergeant John Gheradi responded to investigate a report that an assault had occurred. The report defendants received of the alleged assailant were fully distinct from Plaintiff and that the alleged victim was intoxicated and highly uncooperative. Further, one of the Defendant officers, believed to be Efinger had a video confirming that Plaintiff was not the assailant. Despite this, Defendants Efinger, Rivera, and Gheradi, lacking any probably cause to believe Plaintiff had committed a crime, falsely arrested Plaintiff for the alleged assault. One of the Defendants, believed to be Efinger, placed overtight handcuffs on Plaintiff's wrists. Defendants transferred Plaintiff to the NYPD 103rd Police Precinct, where she remained imprisoned from a few hours.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.422419/gov.uscourts.nyed.422419.17.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/7883356/guzman-v-city-of-new-york/"}],"discipline":[{"disposition_date":"2024-03-03","case_no":"2024-29827","recommendation":"Command Discipline - B","allegations":[{"desc":"Wrongfully frisked an individual known to the Department."},{"desc":"Wrongfully stopped a vehicle."}]},{"disposition_date":"2022-05-20","case_no":"2021-24501","penalty":"Training","recommendation":"Training","allegations":[{"desc":"Failed to make required entries in Department logs."},{"desc":"Violated patrol rules."}]}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/22085950-seh_957561","type":"employment-history"}],"payroll":{"salary":"119429","regular":"115174","overtime":"44403","other":"15995","total":"175572"},"id":"73VZ","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/73VZ"}