{"active":true,"first_name":"Michael","last_name":"Fortunato","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"PO","command":{"command":"106 PCT","assignment_date":"2016-04-07","id":"106pct"},"shield_no":27771,"taxid":"954820","complaint_ids":[202407254,202402039,202310367,202206420,202101825,202003435,201804003,201502327],"command_history":[{"command":"PBBN","id":"PBBN"}],"appt_date":"2013-07-09","middle_initial":"V","lawsuits":[{"name":"Diallo, Alpha, et al. vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2022-04-25","disposition_date":"2024-03-12","payout_amount":170000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"708783/2022","court":"Supreme Court - Queens","summary":"On or about March 20, 2021, Plaintiffs were stopped on the street for no lawful reason by P.O. Michael Fortunado, Michael Agunzo, Sergeant Sean Doheny and another officer. The defendants unlawfully ordered Plaintiffs to exit the car and then observed a loaded firearm inside of a purse, being held by one of the other two woman.  Despite the loaded firearm being on the person of another, the defendants arrested Plaintiffs. Plaintiffs were then transported to the 106 police precinct and strip-searched. After the malicious prosecution, all charges were dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=a4_PLUS_uzAqEjEcvQJU_PLUS_a5LlPA==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Merizalde, Johnny, et Al vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2021-05-14","disposition_date":"2022-02-25","payout_amount":10000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"21CV01822","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","summary":"On May 28, 2019, Plaintiffs Johnny Merizalde and Raymond Pastrana were working for Plaintiff Xtreme. Xtreme is a towing/impound company. Plaintifs Merizalde and Pastrana went to a commercial property to tow an illegally parked car when Sgt Edilio Cruz and Officer \"John Doe\" approached and began yelling at them from their police vehicle. Merizalde was arrested and spent over 24 hours in police custody amd was charged with Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle. \nOn January 8, 2020, Merizalde and Pastrana returned to the same commercial property to tow three illegally parked vehicles. Officer E. Cruz, Michael Fortunato, and \"John Doe,\" arrived and arrested them both. Officer Fortunato told Mrizalde at the precinct \"We just want the truck.\" Both were charged with Unathorized Use of a Vehicle. Both cases were dismissed January 2020. The tow truk was impounded by the police, and Xtreme spent weeks trying to regain possession.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.462189/gov.uscourts.nyed.462189.1.0_1.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/59793882/merizalde-v-cruz/"}],"discipline":[{"disposition_date":"2023-02-09","case_no":"2022-26861","recommendation":"Other","allegations":[{"desc":"Failed to prepare required reports."}]},{"disposition_date":"2022-10-14","case_no":"2022-26290","recommendation":"Other","allegations":[{"desc":"Failed to make required entries in Department logs."},{"desc":"Failed to prepare required reports."}]},{"disposition_date":"2022-10-10","case_no":"2022-26289","recommendation":"Command Discipline - B","allegations":[{"desc":"Violated patrol rules."}]}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/22085841-seh_954820","type":"employment-history"}],"image":"https://www.50-a.org/images/officer/VTD-michael-fortunato.jpg","payroll":{"salary":"109352","regular":"108510","overtime":"20342","other":"26512","total":"155364"},"email":"michael.fortunato@nypd.org","id":"VTD","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/VTD"}