{"active":true,"first_name":"Mark","last_name":"Dibenedetto","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"LT CD","command":{"command":"NARCBSI","assignment_date":"2020-08-31","id":"204"},"taxid":"940088","complaint_ids":[201411460,201310099],"command_history":[{"command":"121 PCT","id":"121pct"}],"appt_date":"2006-01-09","age":42,"middle_initial":"P","shield_no_history":[5422,2078],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Tarantola, Koron vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2016-10-24","disposition_date":"2017-02-21","payout_amount":15000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"15CV05903","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Di Benedetto, Mark","summary":"On Oct. 24, 2013,  plaintiff was at a residence when he was approached and arrested by officers, despite committing no crime or possessing any contraband. After the arrest, Officer Thompson misrepresented facts in a police report to show that plaintiff had committed offenses, including the possession of marijuana. Plaintiff was later acquitted at trial of all charges on Mar. 19, 2014.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.376462/gov.uscourts.nyed.376462.26.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/5695698/tarantola-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Graham, Sharone vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-04-18","disposition_date":"2015-02-25","payout_amount":17500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"14CV02270","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Di Benedetto, Mark","summary":"On January 10, 2013, POs Nayron Garcia, Kevin Geoghegan, Michael Dicecco, Mark Dibenedetto, Mirel Hoxha, Angel Melendez participated in unlawfully stopping and arresting Plaintiff. During the incident, officers approached Plaintiff’s car with their guns drawn. Officers searched the vehicle; no contraband was recovered from Plaintiff or his vehicle. Nevertheless, Plaintiff was transported to a precinct and imprisoned therein. Plaintiff was imprisoned until January 11, 2013, when he was arraigned on baseless charges filed based on the false allegations of officer Garcia that Plaintiff had refused to follow his orders and had purportedly resisted arrest. Officers initiated and continued the prosecution with malice. They created and manufactured false evidence against Plaintiff and PO Garcia conveyed said evidence to the DA’s Office, causing the false evidence to be used against Plaintiff in a legal proceeding. As a result of the malicious prosecution, Plaintiff was compelled to return to court on two occasions. On April 16, 2013, all of the false and manufactured charges lodged against Plaintiff were dismissed and sealed.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.354891.13.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4520239/graham-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Brown v. City of New York et al","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","payout_amount":17500,"disposition":"Settlement","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4919545-Brown-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4919546-Brown-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"}],"docket":"12CV02677","officer_name":"Mark P. Dibenedetto"}],"discipline":[{"disposition_date":"2015-06-01","case_no":"2015-13387","penalty":"Vacation days (5 days)","charges":[{"desc":"While on-duty, he authorized the strip search of two (2) individuals known to the Department without sufficient legal authority.","disposition":"Guilty"}]}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24441170-bronx-notified-officers-list-edited_redacted-redacted_redacted","type":"credibility-finding"}],"payroll":{"salary":"170234","regular":"160233","overtime":"89205","other":"33892","total":"283330"},"id":"UVFK","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/UVFK"}