{"active":false,"first_name":"Freddy","last_name":"Difo","race":"Hispanic","gender":"Male","rank":"PO","command":{"command":"PSA 5 VIPER","assignment_date":"2022-08-09","id":"881"},"shield_no":8770,"ended_date":"2023-06-02","taxid":"957544","complaint_ids":[202100183,202005853,202003255,202001920],"command_history":[{"command":"PSA 4 VIPER","id":"880"},{"command":"PSA 8","id":"PSA8"}],"appt_date":"2015-01-07","middle_initial":"J","lawsuits":[{"name":"Lewis, Josephes vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2021-01-13","disposition_date":"2021-05-17","payout_amount":50000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"800246/2021E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","summary":"On October 11, 2019, at around 10pm, Plaintiff was attempting to help his brother who was having a psychological episode. Plaintiff was riding in an elevator with two police offcers who hit Plaintiff in the head with a hard object once the doors opened. Plaintiff was arrested and transported to a precinct, searched and held for several hours then taken to a hospital to treat injuries. Plaintiff was handcuffed at the hospital. Plaintiff was charged with disorderly conduct, obstructing administration, and resisting arrest. The matter was later dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=4d6Brqx8yVXuI1scpP3lXw==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Gould, Dranole vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2018-01-05","disposition_date":"2021-07-01","payout_amount":25000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"020047/2018E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Difo, Freddy J.","summary":"On August 16, 2017 at or near 229th street, Bronx, NY, Defendant officers Freddy Difo and John Doe, without reasonable or probable cause, falsely arrested the Plaintiff. The plaintiff was unlawfully detained and wrongfully imprisoned. The Plaintiff was not charged, never arraigned, and not issued a summons or ticket.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=Je1b_PLUS_AYtAmZDLzIO297hig==","type":"complaint"}]}],"discipline":[{"disposition_date":"2023-01-12","case_no":"2022-26210","recommendation":"Command Discipline - B","allegations":[{"desc":"Wrongful search of a person."},{"desc":"Wrongfully discourteous to an individual known to the Department."},{"desc":"Failed to activate their body worn camera."}]},{"disposition_date":"2022-07-28","case_no":"2022-25705","penalty":"A - Command Discipline, vacation days (3 days)","recommendation":"Command Discipline - A","allegations":[{"desc":"Violated patrol rules."}]},{"disposition_date":"2022-05-21","case_no":"2022-25392","recommendation":"Command Discipline - B","allegations":[{"desc":"Wrongfully used physical force."}]},{"disposition_date":"2021-03-15","case_no":"2021-23198","penalty":"Counseling, dismissal probation (12 months), pre-trial suspension days (32 days), vacation days (23 days)","charges":[{"desc":"Involved in a physical altercation. Endangered the welfare of a child..","disposition":"Pleaded Guilty"},{"desc":"Endangering the welfare of a child.","disposition":"Pleaded Guilty"},{"desc":"Made computer inquiries unrelated to official Department business.","disposition":"Pleaded Guilty"}]}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/22085948-seh_957544","type":"employment-history"}],"image":"https://www.50-a.org/images/officer/FMBZ-freddy-difo.jpg","id":"FMBZ","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/FMBZ"}