{"active":true,"first_name":"Matthew","last_name":"Bessen","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"PO","command":{"command":"075 PCT","assignment_date":"2021-01-25","id":"75pct"},"shield_no":14934,"taxid":"967774","complaint_ids":[202502709,202502184,202500726,202412217,202411331,202503031,202404612,202401737,202401162,202400167,202411206,202310856,202310748,202301732,202206973,202205448,202301347,202200576,202200344,202107688,202105729,202105637,202105055,202101428],"appt_date":"2019-07-01","middle_initial":"S","lawsuits":[{"name":"Bradford, Ramel, et al. V. City of Ny","start_date":"2025-07-03","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"25CV03445","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","documents":[{"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.532885/gov.uscourts.nyed.532885.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70586035/bradford-v-new-york-city/"},{"name":"Rodriguez, Alex vs The City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2024-09-19","disposition_date":"2026-02-11","payout_amount":87000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"24CV06289","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69139829/12/rodriguez-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Khan, Raffique N. vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2024-06-21","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"516713/2024","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","summary":"On November 26, 2023, plaintiff was attending a small private function commemorating the passing of his mother. The plaintiff was in his car with three other friends eating some food when an unmarked police car drove past, slowed down, then drove on. After sitting in his car awhile longer, plaintiff drove off with his cousin and friend toward his home in Queens. The same unmarked police car followed the plaintiff and stopped him. The defendant NYPD officers never identified themselves. The plaintiff admitted that there was a weapon in the glovebox and that he had permits and licenses for it. They were forced out of the vehicle and searched illegally.","documents":[{"url":"https://web.archive.org/web/20240820222027/https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=gmAn1Ip5AVg/tESuND15TA==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Khan, Raffique N. vs Nyc, et al.","start_date":"2024-03-27","disposition_date":"2026-05-07","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"Zero Disposition","docket":"24CV02168","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/68371458/khan-v-new-york-city/"},{"name":"Macias, Ethan vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2022-08-04","disposition_date":"2024-07-09","payout_amount":25000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"522060/2022","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","summary":"On January 23, 2022, at or around 2:40 p.m., Plaintiff Ethan Macias arrived at 35 Sunnyside Avenue in Kings County, when Defendant NYPD Police Officers kicked down the front door with guns drawn, forcefully handcuffing and arresting Plaintiff in the absence of probable cause. Plaintiff was transported to the 75th Precinct, where he was illegally detained for approximately 72 hours. As a result of the incident, Plaintiff missed approximately $5,000 in lost wages.\n\nPlaintiff brings claims of: unlawful search and seizure, deprivation of liberty, false imprisonment, excessive force, negligent infliction of emotional distress, negligent hiring, retention, training and supervision, failure to intervene, denial of right to fair trial/due process, malicious prosecution, violation of AC 8-802 rights, and violation of Article I, Section 12 of the New York State Constitution.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=MPW/trgazaS4Vd3S4_PLUS_wuZQ==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"L., A Infant By Mng Jace, Mollie, et Al vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2021-07-22","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"515803/2021","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","summary":"On December 31, 2020, while lawfully present as passengers in a motor vehicle in front of 200 Bethel Loop in Kings, NY, the infant plaintiffs were unlawfully approached, searched, assaulted, battered, and humiliated by defendants, including Valle Gonzalez, Bessen, and John Does 1-5, without legal justification. At no time did the plaintiffs commit or violate the law, nor did the defendants have a search warrant or probable cause.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=PKABA7d_PLUS_F3Dol7e9fWWYyA==","type":"complaint"}]}],"discipline":[{"disposition_date":"2024-01-17","case_no":"2023-29139","penalty":"A - Command Discipline","recommendation":"Command Discipline - A","allegations":[{"desc":"Wrongfully questioned an individual known to the Department."}]},{"disposition_date":"2023-05-10","case_no":"2023-28392","penalty":"Vacation days (23 days)","charges":[{"desc":"Wrongfully discourteous to an individual known to the Department.","disposition":"Guilty"}]},{"disposition_date":"2023-04-13","case_no":"2023-28197","penalty":"Vacation days (23 days)","charges":[{"desc":"Violated patrol rules.","disposition":"Guilty"},{"desc":"Wrongful entry of a premises.","disposition":"Guilty"},{"desc":"Wrongful search of a premises.","disposition":"Guilty"},{"desc":"Wrongfully threatened to damage property.","disposition":"Guilty"}]}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25329995-967774_09062024_2024063pdf","date":"2024-09-06T00:00:00.000Z","type":"trial-decision"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21057917-giglio_bessen-967774","type":"brady-giglio"}],"payroll":{"salary":"109352","regular":"84758","overtime":"35644","other":"20134","total":"140537"},"id":"GLLB","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/GLLB"}