{"active":true,"first_name":"Michael","last_name":"Comparato","race":"White","rank":"PO","command":{"command":"023 PCT","assignment_date":"2026-02-23","id":"23pct"},"shield_no":15787,"taxid":"959562","complaint_ids":[202507122,202500646,202500656,202500318,202411985,202411904,202408173,202404649,202403031,202402476,202206448,202105932,202101069,202100786,202004439,201908251,201901304,201702689],"command_history":[{"command":"PAID DTL","id":"914"}],"appt_date":"2015-10-07","middle_initial":"J","lawsuits":[{"name":"Imerti, Christopher vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2026-04-07","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"100127/2026","court":"Supreme Court - New York"},{"name":"Imerti, Christopher vs Comparato, Michael J, et al.","start_date":"2025-03-24","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"005058-2025","court":"Civil Court - New York"},{"name":"Perez, Joseph vs P.O. Comparato, Michael, et al.","disposition_date":"2025-03-24","payout_amount":25000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"157273/2022","court":"Supreme Court - New York","officer_name":"Comparato, Michael"},{"name":"Moulier, Debra vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2024-06-07","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"155207/2024","court":"Supreme Court - New York","summary":"On November 12, 2023, around 9:00 A.M., plaintiff Debra Moulier was walking back from the grocery store and heading towards her apartment in the vicinity of 1760 Lexington Ave New York when Police Officers including Police Officer Michael J. Comparato, when she was stopped and searched without a female police officer present. Plaintiff was targeted because of her race and or national origin. Plaintiff was taken to 23rd NYPD precinct and confined for no legal reason. Plaintiff was released about five hours later on November 12, 2023, around 2 A.M. Plaintiff was targeted as a result of her Hispanic or Latino heritage.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=HRK5cEp7KVf3RfyfiC14aw==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Hughlett, Desmond vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2022-02-17","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"150915/2022","court":"Supreme Court - New York","summary":"On or about January 27, 2021, at approximately 8:00 p.m., in the vicinity of in front of 179 East 100th Street, New York, New York, the Plaintiff, Desmond Hughlett, a resident of the aforementioned location, was unloading groceries from a\nvehicle occupied by his fiancé and three children when the Defendant, Police Officer Michael Comparato (shield #15787), and other New York City Police Officers designated John Doe #s 1-10 (identities unknown), acting in an intentional,\nreckless and negligent manner, approached Mr. Hughlett's vehicle and verbally and\nphysically accosted him, including but not limited to, slamming him into his vehicle\nand onto the concrete; then falsely and wrongfully initiated the detention and\nsubsequent arrest of Mr. Hughlett.\n\nAs a result of the Defendants' actions, Mr. Hughlett was caused to sustain severe damages and serious injuries, including but not limited to, violations of his civil and constitutional rights, unlawful detention, loss of liberty and freedom of movement, physical injuries, conscious pain and suffering, emotional distress, fear, anxiety, indignity, humiliation, embarrassment, extreme mental stress, loss of enjoyment of life, economic damages, damage to his reputation, and other injuries not yet fully ascertained.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=Os4ta2ZfQ2xe0lXhtlIgYg==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Williamson, Raheim vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2022-02-08","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"451984/2022","court":"Supreme Court - New York","summary":"On May 26, 2019 at approximately 6:30 a.m., the Plaintiff, Raheim Williamson, was\nlawfully located at or near the premises at 310 East 102 Street, Apt 5B, in the County of New York, City and State of New York, when, without any legal justification or excuse, the Defendant police officers, JOHN DOES 1-3 unlawfully seized and questioned the Mr. Williamson. The search revealed no evidence of any guns, drugs, or contraband and Mr. Williamson was not engaged in any unlawful or suspicious activity. During said unlawful stop of Mr. Williamson, without any legal justification or excuse, the Defendant police officers JOHN DOES 1-3 and other unknown officers repeatedly assaulted Mr. Williamson with tasers and guns.\n\nMr. Williamson was then formally arrested, placed in handcuffs, and transported to a hospital where he was searched and detained for several hours. At no time on May 26, 2019, did Mr. Williamson commit any crime or violation of law, nor did the Defendant police officers possess probable cause to arrest or order Mr. Williamson's arrest, nor did the Defendant police officers possess information that\nwould lead a reasonable officer to believe probable cause existed to arrest him.","documents":[{"url":"https://web.archive.org/web/20240629184132/https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=RhwXc2pyyFQbjmpsKZ/ChQ==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Ruiz, Juan Iii vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2021-03-11","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"151867/2021","court":"Supreme Court - New York","summary":"On March 14, 2020, and at all times hereinafter mentioned and upon\ninformation and belief, the plaintiff, was lawfully present at or about the intersection of East 102nd Street and 1st Avenue when he was approached, assaulted and battered by the defendant officers. Plaintiff was tackled to the ground while on his motorcycle. The plaintiff was then punched and kicked repeatedly, his foot was being twisted and was forcefully placed in handcuffs. The plaintiff was then placed under arrest, without probable cause, and was taken to the 23rd Police Precinct, where he was placed in a holding cell until the following day, on March 15, 2020 at approximately 8:00 a.m. The plaintiff was taken Central Booking where he was held and then was arraigned and thereafter released at approximately 12:00 a.m. on Mach 16, 2020. Plaintiff was subject to the intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress. Defendant officers created and submitted an erroneous police report in an effort to cover up the aforesaid and initiate a prosecution in bad faith.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=NkXfc3lbsyTXRiEiQCXIqw==","type":"complaint"}]}],"discipline":[{"disposition_date":"2024-05-15","case_no":"2023-29551","penalty":"Training","recommendation":"Training","allegations":[{"desc":"Wrongful search of a premises."}]},{"disposition_date":"2023-04-06","case_no":"2022-27417","penalty":"A - Command Discipline, forfeiture of time/leave balances","recommendation":"Command Discipline - A","allegations":[{"desc":"Wrongfully discourteous to an individual known to the Department."},{"desc":"Wrongfully searched an individual known to the Department."}]},{"disposition_date":"2022-09-07","case_no":"2021-24394","penalty":"Vacation days (10 days)","charges":[{"desc":"Discourtesy while on duty.","disposition":"Guilty"},{"desc":"Failed to activate body-worn camera while on duty.","disposition":"Guilty"},{"desc":"Failed to maintain activity log while on duty.","disposition":"Pleaded Guilty"}]},{"disposition_date":"2022-08-09","case_no":"2022-25924","recommendation":"Other","allegations":[{"desc":"Failed to activate their body worn camera."}]},{"disposition_date":"2022-01-13","case_no":"2021-24402","penalty":"C - Command Discipline, vacation days (15 days)","recommendation":"Command Discipline - B","allegations":[{"desc":"Failed to activate body-worn camera while on duty."},{"desc":"Failed to maintain activity log while on duty."},{"desc":"Failed to notify the radio dispatcher about a vehicle pursuit."},{"desc":"Improper vehicle pursuit while on duty."}]}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/26366327-959562_10072025_2025042pdf/","date":"2025-10-07T00:00:00.000Z","type":"trial-decision"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23776947-934417_01202023_2023004pdf","date":"2023-01-20T00:00:00.000Z","type":"trial-decision"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/22086030-seh_959562","type":"employment-history"}],"payroll":{"salary":"109352","regular":"108510","overtime":"9167","other":"25156","total":"142833"},"email":"michael.comparato@nypd.org","id":"A5R9","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/A5R9"}