{"active":false,"first_name":"Andrew","last_name":"Dietz","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"SGT DS","command":{"command":"DB MSHM","id":"459"},"shield_no":513,"ended_date":"2011-07-01","taxid":"877546","complaint_ids":[200000786,8601078],"appt_date":"1982-01-26","lawsuits":[{"name":"Buari, Calvin vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2019-01-23","disposition_date":"2021-11-11","payout_amount":4000000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"18CV12299","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Dietz, Andrew","summary":"On or about March 22, 1993, in an effort to solve a murder case, the NYPD arrested plaintiff for allegedly possessing marijuana and took him to the 47th Precinct. The NYPD lacked probable cause to believe plaintiff had any connection to the murders. Detectives, including Detective FNU Tracy, attempted to elicit a statement from plaintiff implicating him for the crime. Detectives Andrew Dietz and Tracy also unduly coerced another individual into falsely stating that plaintiff had committed the murders. Plaintiff was arrested for the murder on March 22, 1993. The District Attorney's Office prosecuted plaintiff for the murders despite being aware that the only evidence against against him was false statements. Plaintiff was eventually released from custody. Around August of 1995, the District Attorney's Office renewed its conspiracy to falsely convict plaintiff. Detectives Vincent Price, Eugene Gottwin, Joseph Neenan, and Christine Fortune demanded that another individual provide evidence implicating plaintiff. Assistant District Attorney Allen Karen was aware of the unlawful tactics used to elicit false testimony. In reward for false testimony, the District Attorney's Office provided individuals with a recommendation of leniency from prosecution for other open cases. Further, despite another individual confessing to the murders, investigators of the District Attorney's Office, including Frank Viggiano, Stanley Schiffman, and John Wall, used undue coercion to cause him to recant his confession. On October 30, 1995, plaintiff was convicted of murder and sentenced to prison.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.507469/gov.uscourts.nysd.507469.76.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/14740583/buari-v-city-of-new-york/"}],"id":"MQNL","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/MQNL"}