{"active":true,"first_name":"Michael","last_name":"Desetto","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"SGT","command":{"command":"IAB","assignment_date":"2025-11-24","id":"IAB"},"shield_no":1546,"taxid":"951183","complaint_ids":[202303802,202302091,202205561,201808791,201608256],"command_history":[{"command":"WARRSEC","id":"118"},{"command":"FTU"},{"command":"113 PCT","id":"113pct"}],"appt_date":"2011-07-06","middle_initial":"R","shield_no_history":[5524,31417,1166],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Baker, Michael T. vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2017-10-10","disposition_date":"2019-10-22","payout_amount":27500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"712409/2017","court":"Supreme Court - Queens","officer_name":"Desetto, Michael R.","summary":"On September 8, 2014, Plaintiff was walking with a friend on the street. Defendant Officers were on duty and were occupying an unmarked NYPD motor vehicle. Defendant Officers approached Plaintiff without a legal basis to do so. During this encounter, Defendants had their gun drawn and pointed at the chest of Plaintiff. Defendant Officers frisked Plaintiff without legal cause or justification. Defendant Officers arrested Plaintiff by handcuffing him and placing him in their motor vehicle and proceeded to the precinct where Plaintiff was strip searched. Plaintiff remained in custody for approximately 24 hours until he was arraigned in Queens County Criminal Court. Defendant DESETTO provided false information included a false, sworn accusatory instrument to the Queens County District Attorney's Office to initiate a criminal prosecution against Plaintiff for a purpose repugnant to the legitimate ends of justice. Plaintiff's arraignment to the charge against him was dismissed and sealed.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=U0LyElBcAJh0gXAIwD2BSw==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Gunther, Donald vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2015-10-01","disposition_date":"2016-12-16","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"Zero Disposition","docket":"15CV05668","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Desetto, Michael R.","summary":"Defendant parole officers approached plaintiff while he was in a store, assaulted him and took him to the 103rd Precinct, where he was denied medical attention.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4921114-Gunther-v-The-City-of-New-York-et-al"},{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.375951.27.0.pdf","type":"complaint"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4921113-Gunther-v-The-City-of-New-York-et-al"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4324829/gunther-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Wyatt, Lesia vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2015-07-27","disposition_date":"2016-01-27","payout_amount":6000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"707836/2015","court":"Supreme Court - Queens","officer_name":"Desetto, Michael R.","summary":"On November 25, 2013, Plaintiff was accosted, searched, and falsely arrested by Sergeant Alexander Cedillo, Police Officer Michael Desetto, and other unidentified NYPD officers. She was handcuffed tightly behind her back, transported to a precinct, and charged with loitering for the purpose of engaging in prostitution, despite the officers lacking probable cause. Plaintiff was then held in custody for three days before being released on bail. The officers allegedly filed false police reports containing fabricated allegations to justify the arrest. After four court appearances, all charges were dismissed on November 29, 2013.\n\nOn December 13, 2013, Wyatt was again stopped, searched, and falsely arrested by NYPD officers under similar circumstances. She was handcuffed, taken to a precinct, and held for three hours before being released with a Desk Appearance Ticket. The officers again filed false police reports, falsely alleging that Wyatt was loitering for prostitution. After four court appearances, all charges were dismissed on June 18, 2014.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=5o8NxMhOYfgFebanp9uDzw==","type":"complaint"}]},{"officer_name":"Desetto, Michael R.","disposition":"Settlement","start_date":"2013-04-25","disposition_date":"2014-04-21","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","docket":"13CV02501","name":"Edwards, Dwight vs City of New York, et al.","payout_amount":100000,"summary":"Plaintiff went to the 103rd Precinct to pick up valuables of a friend who had been arrested when he was brutally assaulted by Officer Desetto and another unidentified officer. Both officers chased him out of the precinct and did not report the incident or charge Plaintiff with anything.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4919829-Edwards-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4919830-Edwards-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4520107/edwards-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Sierra v. The City Of New York , et al","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","summary":"Defendant officer in plainclothes and with guns drawn ran up to Plaintiff, handcuffed, him and assaulted him. Plaintiff was taken to the 30th precinct, strip-searched, and charged with 220.16(1). Grand Jury voted no true bill.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4921557-Sierra-v-The-City-Of-New-York-et-al"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4921556-Sierra-v-The-City-Of-New-York-et-al"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4921558-Sierra-v-The-City-Of-New-York-et-al"}],"docket":"15CV08773","officer_name":"Michael R. Desetto","url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4356094/sierra-v-the-city-of-new-york/"}],"discipline":[{"disposition_date":"2024-02-19","case_no":"2023-29145","penalty":"A - Command Discipline, forfeiture of time/leave balances","recommendation":"Command Discipline - A","allegations":[{"desc":"Wrongfully discourteous to an individual known to the Department."}]}],"payroll":{"salary":"105606","regular":"105305","overtime":"28200","other":"17148","total":"150653"},"news":[{"title":"City pays $100G to former Marine who says Queens cops brutally beat him","url":"http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/queens/city-pays-100g-ex-marine-queens-cops-beat-article-1.1781020","source":"New York Daily News","date":"2014-05-06"}],"id":"DN99","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/DN99"}