{"active":false,"first_name":"Vito","last_name":"Ardito","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"LT","command":{"command":"063 PCT","id":"63pct"},"ended_date":"2019-12-02","taxid":"918705","complaint_ids":[201709785,201706510,201202139,200915955,200812161,200800120,200609391,200200160,200107543],"command_history":[{"command":"106 PCT","id":"106pct"},{"command":"NARCBQN","id":"177"}],"appt_date":"1997-04-15","lawsuits":[{"name":"Calamia, Barry vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2016-09-21","disposition_date":"2019-01-15","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"Zero Disposition","docket":"16CV06140","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Ardito, Vito","summary":"On August 5, 2015, a police officer lured plaintiff back to his home by making a fraudulent phone call. Once there, plaintiff was falsely arrested on assault charges despite the purported victim, his partner, having fully recanted. At the time of the arrest, plaintiff was not told what he was being arrested for and was handcuffed too tightly. Officers Ardito, Kontorovich and Smith ignored these complaints. \n\nThe officers Officer Pasiecnzik  and Sergeant McCormack never got a signed statement from the injured person, Ms. Drapinski. Detective Vadim Kontorovich nonetheless signed an affidavit affirming that Ms Drapinski stated plaintiff had pushed her. Plaintiff spent more than 24 hours in custody and had to appear in Court on three occasions until all charges were dismissed on November 5, 2016.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.461107/gov.uscourts.nysd.461107.80.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4524137/calamia-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Presley, Herbie vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-05-28","disposition_date":"2016-08-09","payout_amount":35000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"700815/2014","court":"Supreme Court - Queens","officer_name":"Ardito, Vito","summary":"On February 16, 2011, Plaintiff was lawfully sleeping inside of his home when Defendant NYPD officers unlawfully entered Plaintiff's apartment. Upon unlawfully entering the apartment, the officers pointed guns at Plaintiff and his family and yelled at them to get onto the floor. The officers proceeded to handcuff Plaintiff and his family. At no time were any offending objects found on Plaintiff or in his apartment. Nevertheless, Plaintiff was arrested without legal justification or probable cause. On February 18, 2011, Plaintiff was released from custody without being charged because the DA's office declined to prosecute Plaintiff.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=WYZZGdvCQinopqQB_PLUS__PLUS_uffA==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Henry v. Paige et al","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","payout_amount":20000,"disposition":"Settlement","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4923405-Henry-v-Paige-et-al"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4923406-Henry-v-Paige-et-al"}],"docket":"09CV01245","officer_name":"Vito V. Ardito"}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24441170-bronx-notified-officers-list-edited_redacted-redacted_redacted","type":"credibility-finding"}],"image":"https://www.50-a.org/images/officer/HHXD-vito-ardito.jpg","id":"HHXD","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/HHXD"}