{"active":false,"first_name":"Daniel","last_name":"Bendig","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"DT2","command":{"command":"C C SQD","id":"435"},"shield_no":6675,"ended_date":"2019-02-01","taxid":"905771","complaint_ids":[9605782],"appt_date":"1994-02-28","lawsuits":[{"name":"Scott, Jamel vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2017-02-07","disposition_date":"2017-10-12","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"Zero Disposition","docket":"17CV00071","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Bendig, Daniel L.","summary":"Defendant Detectives coerced an identifying witness to falsely identify Plaintiff as the perpetrator of murder, even though witness had not seen the gunman's face, by threatening to call child/protective service on said witness if she failed to comply. Plaintiff was charged with 125.25 Murder in the Second Degree and spent approximately 22 months in jail until all charges were dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.395646/gov.uscourts.nyed.395646.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13440108/scott-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Mclennon, Michael, et al. vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2013-01-14","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"13CV00128","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Bendig, Daniel L.","summary":"On September 25, 2007, Plaintiff Michael McLennon was assaulted inside his apartment by two former tenants while Plaintiff Richard Campbell rushed inside.  Plaintiff McLennon was able to shoot on of the attackers, who fled and dropped a bloody knife outside.  After police arrived, they arrested the Plaintiffs for attempted murder and other crimes, and conducted an illegal search of the home.  Defendant Officer Steven Deluca organized the search and orchestrated a plan to show the shooting took place outside the home as justification for the prosecution.  This included deliberately losing exculpatory evidence and hiding facts for many years, as a result of which Plaintiff McLennon spent four years in jail awaiting trial and Plaintiff Campbell spent one year in jail.  Detective Bendig, Officcr Vorraro, Detective Alalnonte and Detective Deluca also lied to several grand juries and at trial regarding where the crime took place, what was discovered during searches, and when the illegal searches were performed.  Plaintiff McLennon was acquitted in trial on December 15, 2012.  Plaintiff Campbell was acquitted on all felonies but convicted on misdemeanor assault charges.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4919758-McLennon-v-The-City-of-New-York"},{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.337982/gov.uscourts.nyed.337982.17.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/5689500/mcclennon-v-new-york-city/"}],"id":"7FD7","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/7FD7"}