{"active":false,"first_name":"Joseph","last_name":"Desena","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"PO","command":{"command":"061 PCT","assignment_date":"1999-04-27","id":"61pct"},"shield_no":31330,"ended_date":"2025-08-01","taxid":"922248","complaint_ids":[202007888,201805147,201705034,201412341,201304752,201107272,200904516,200609604,200513324,200508441,200509193,200500231,200307219],"appt_date":"1998-08-31","middle_initial":"A","lawsuits":[{"name":"Lictenstein, Aaron vs Police Department, Nyc","start_date":"2019-03-06","disposition_date":"2020-04-03","payout_amount":20000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"19CV00179","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Desena, Joseph A.","summary":"On January 10, 2018, plaintiff was arrested at his apartment. Plaintiff had been evicted from his apartment that day. On January 5, 2018, a judge had ordered a stay of the warrant of eviction, and on January 9, 2018, plaintiff had obtained and deposited with his attorney the escrow required by the judge. The police disregarded the judge's order when plaintiff presented it to them. The arresting officer was P.O. Tzu Cheung, and the arrest was approved by Sgt. Pawel Maslinski. The other officers present were P.O. Daniel Miller, P.O. Michael Romeo, Sgt. Waly Saif, P.O. Sheldon Maxwell, P.O. Joseph Desena, and P.O. Paul Gallo.\nPlaintiff was held in jail overnight and missed work. He returned to court three times for hearings before the matter was dismissed. The officers misrepresented and falsified evidence throughout the proceedings, withheld exculpatory evidence from the DA, and acted with malice in initiating and continuing proceedings.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.427783/gov.uscourts.nyed.427783.11.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/14766830/lictenstein-v-new-york-city-police-department/"},{"officer_name":"Desena, Joseph A.","disposition":"Settlement","start_date":"2018-07-05","disposition_date":"2023-05-31","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","docket":"513536/2018","name":"Rokhlin, Zinoviy vs Desena, Joseph, et al.","payout_amount":20000},{"officer_name":"Desena, Joseph A.","disposition":"Settlement","start_date":"2017-05-15","disposition_date":"2017-12-18","court":"Civil Court - Queens","docket":"009891/2017","name":"Geico General Insurance Company Aso Massry, Abraham, et Al vs City of New York, et al.","payout_amount":506.71}],"discipline":[{"disposition_date":"2023-02-23","case_no":"2022-25867","recommendation":"Other","allegations":[{"desc":"Failed to activate their body worn camera."},{"desc":"Failed to make required entries in Department logs."}]}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21057620-desena-922248-03-30-20","type":"brady-giglio"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/22085213-seh_922248","type":"employment-history"}],"image":"https://www.50-a.org/images/officer/TQHP-joseph-desena.jpg","id":"TQHP","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/TQHP"}