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Dispenza was thrown against the front wall/window of the bank by officers Fusaro and Ariza. While effectuating the seizure of Dispenza, officers Fusaro and Ariza searched, seized, and grabbed the person of Dispenza without a court authorized arrest or search warrant. Officers Fusaro and Ariza provided false information to the District Attorney's office to initiate criminal prosecution against Dispenza.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.439606/gov.uscourts.nyed.439606.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/16300029/dispenza-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Baksh, Anthony vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2015-12-15","disposition_date":"2018-06-27","payout_amount":7000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"15CV07065","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Fusaro, Christopher M.","summary":"As Plaintiff was pulling his car out of a parking lot he was accosted and stopped by two of the defendant police officers, one from each side of his car.  Plaintiff showed them his license on his phone and protested to being stopped for no reason. After an officer threatened him with a baton, he called 911 and more officers showed up. Plaintiff got out of the car, was thrown and tightly handcuffed, taken to the 70th Precinct, and charged with 1229-C(3),Operating of Vehicle Without Safety Belts and PL 195.05, which were later dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4922848-Baksh-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"},{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.379096.10.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4325050/baksh-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Ho, Ling vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2015-02-10","disposition_date":"2019-09-18","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"Administrative Closing","docket":"708599/2014","court":"Supreme Court - Queens","officer_name":"Fusaro, Christopher M.","summary":"On August 18, 2013 Plaintiff was unlawfully physically detained, assaulted, verbally and physically abused, and falsely arrested by PO Christopher Fusaro without legal justification. PO Fusaro's actions were motivated by Plaintiff's protected speech, appearance, and national origin rather than by any objective law enforcement criteria. Plaintiff was imprisoned and maliciously prosecuted on the false complaint by PO Fusaro. All charges were dismissed on or about July 31, 2014. Plaintiff sustained serious injuries that required medical care and suffered pain, shock, shame, disgrace, and lost earnings as a result of this incident.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=e9CW5CmNlwhthFxIuANtmw==","type":"complaint"}]}],"discipline":[{"disposition_date":"2023-12-19","case_no":"2022-26811","penalty":"B - Command Discipline, vacation days (10 days)","recommendation":"Charges and Specifications","allegations":[{"desc":"Wrongfully questioned an individual known to the Department."},{"desc":"Wrongfully unholstered/displayed a taser."}]},{"disposition_date":"2023-12-19","case_no":"2023-27968","penalty":"B - Command Discipline, vacation days (10 days)","recommendation":"Charges and Specifications","allegations":[{"desc":"Wrongfully discourteous to an individual known to the Department."},{"desc":"Wrongfully threatened to arrest an individual known to the Department."}]},{"disposition_date":"2023-03-08","case_no":"2022-27597","penalty":"B - Command Discipline, vacation days (5 days)","recommendation":"Command Discipline - B","allegations":[{"desc":"Made computer inquiries unrelated to official Department business."}]},{"disposition_date":"2022-08-22","case_no":"2022-26559","penalty":"A - Command Discipline","recommendation":"Command Discipline - A","allegations":[{"desc":"Wrongfully discourteous to an individual known to the Department.\r\nwrongfully made discourteous gesture to an individual known to the Department."}]}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24441170-bronx-notified-officers-list-edited_redacted-redacted_redacted","type":"credibility-finding"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/22085358-seh_936628","type":"employment-history"}],"image":"https://www.50-a.org/images/officer/T9AH-christopher-fusaro.jpg","payroll":{"salary":"160722","regular":"158094","overtime":"21646","other":"26806","total":"206546"},"id":"T9AH","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/T9AH"}