{"active":true,"first_name":"David","last_name":"Cortes","race":"Hispanic","gender":"Male","rank":"SGT","command":{"command":"PBQN","assignment_date":"2026-07-29","id":"PBQN"},"shield_no":4876,"taxid":"950233","complaint_ids":[202511455,202208729,201809414],"command_history":[{"command":"108 PCT","id":"108pct"},{"command":"104 PCT","id":"104pct"}],"appt_date":"2011-07-06","middle_initial":"O","shield_no_history":[26068],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Nelson, Michael, et al. vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2018-07-16","disposition_date":"2022-03-17","payout_amount":15000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"18CV04636","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Cortes, David","summary":"On October 25, 2016 at approximately 1:30pm, Mr. Nelson and Mr. Luna were visiting a friend incarcerated at the NYS DOCCS Queensboro Correctional Facility. After clearing security procedures, they were admitted to a visiting room to see their friend. Each shook hands with their friend, but no other contact was made. After about 30 minutes, Correctional Officers (Michael Moes) ended the visit, but continued to hold Mr. Nelson and Mr. Luna for approximately two hours. They did not allow Mr. Nelson access to the bathroom, forcing him to instead urinate in a bottle. Four NYPD John Does (upon information and belief: Miszuk, Tkaczuk, Frangatos and Cortes) arrived. One of the Michael Moes told them that he thought he saw, but did not actually see, Mr. Nelson pass something to his friend. Lt. Tkaczuk made the decision to arrest Mr. Nelson. Mr. Luna was allowed to leave.\n\nThe officers took Mr. Nelson out of the facility and brought him to a local police precinct, where he was subjected to a strip search by Officer Miszuk at the direction of Officer Tkaczuk. No contraband was found. Mr. Nelson was told he would not be able to visit his friend for the next six months. Mr. Nelson was held in a cell for several hours, processed and taken to Queens Central Booking, where he was arraigned and wrongfully charged with promoting prison contraband and marijuana-related offenses. Officer Miszuk falsely alleged that a Correctional Officer observed Mr. Nelson pass a plastic bag of marijuana to his incarcerated friend. Nelson went to jail at Rikers Island for one week until making bail. Charges were eventually dismissed and sealed.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.494485/gov.uscourts.nysd.494485.95.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/6908000/nelson-v-city-of-new-york/"}],"image":"https://www.50-a.org/images/officer/C6AV-david-cortes.jpg","payroll":{"salary":"118056","regular":"117719","overtime":"11813","other":"21795","total":"151327"},"id":"C6AV","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/C6AV"}