{"active":true,"first_name":"Emilio","last_name":"Ortega","race":"Hispanic","gender":"Male","rank":"DTS","command":{"command":"079 PCT","assignment_date":"1996-03-19","id":"79pct"},"shield_no":2165,"taxid":"916969","complaint_ids":[202410869,202403694,202402849,202309451,202203633,202201722,202104324,202006458,202004381,202004759,201910380,201808975,201606983,201407876,201405942,201303714,200915668,200705239,200304767,200303968,200205146,200204495,9704537],"appt_date":"1995-07-10","age":60,"shield_no_history":[6216],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Waldron, Devonte vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2024-12-24","disposition_date":"2026-06-15","payout_amount":50000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"24CV08315","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","summary":"On October 9, 2023, Plaintiff, an African American male with mental and intellectual disabilities, was walking home after leaving a party in Lafayette Gardens, Brooklyn, when he was approached by five men wearing religious attire resembling that of Hasidic Jews. These men assaulted and battered him violently. Defendant NYPD Officers, including Police Officer Ortega and Captain Goodchild, were aware of the situation but failed to intervene. The Defendants also tried to dissuade Plaintiff from pressing charges against the 5 men because they are jewish and filing complaint against NYPD.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.524503/gov.uscourts.nyed.524503.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69431943/1/waldron-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"officer_name":"Ortega, Emilio","disposition":"Settlement","start_date":"2019-12-19","disposition_date":"2021-04-29","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","docket":"522610/2019","name":"Eversley, Latta vs Ortega, Emilio, et al.","payout_amount":150000},{"officer_name":"Ortega, Emilio","disposition":"Settlement","start_date":"2019-11-13","disposition_date":"2020-11-09","court":"Civil Court - Queens","docket":"038212/2019","name":"Geico Indemnity Company A/s/o Eversley-Denney, Ledescia, et Al vs City of New York, et al.","payout_amount":4639.78},{"name":"Smith, Raysun vs Clark, Shawn, et al.","start_date":"2017-11-09","disposition_date":"2021-10-21","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"Administrative Closing","docket":"","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Ortega, Emilio"},{"name":"Gilchrist, Kwasi vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2016-09-12","disposition_date":"2018-06-25","payout_amount":8000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"515533/2016","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","officer_name":"Ortega, Emilio","summary":"On or about June 11, 2014, Plaintiff was operating a motor vehicle in the vicinity of Marcy Avenue at or close to its intersection with Park Avenue and Ellery Street. Police Officer Emilio Ortega was driving an NYPD vehicle and stopped at a traffic light with a John Doe police officer in the vehicle. Plaintiff was behind Officer Ortega at a traffic light and pressed the horn in his vehicle when the light turned green. Officer Ortega drove forward and stopped suddenly. Plaintiff waited to drive until Officer Ortega proceeded on Marcy Avenue. When another traffic light on Marcy Avenue turned green, Officer Ortega suddenly stopped his vehicle again. Officer Ortega got out of the vehicle, approached Plaintiff's vehicle, and reached in to attempt to lower the volume of the music. Officer Ortega said \"turn this off\" and then punched Plaintiff twice on the left side of his face and told Plaintiff \"never honk at a NYC officer again\".","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=EYjQgVBDfnkvlIJWJUcDMA==","type":"complaint"}]}],"discipline":[{"disposition_date":"2023-12-02","case_no":"2023-28673","penalty":"A - Command Discipline","recommendation":"Command Discipline - A","allegations":[{"desc":"Wrongfully threatened to arrest an individual known to the Department."}]},{"disposition_date":"2017-12-19","case_no":"2017-17036","penalty":"Vacation days (1 day)","charges":[{"desc":"While on-duty,  did fail to provide his name and shield number to a person known to the Department","disposition":"Guilty"}]},{"disposition_date":"2015-06-24","case_no":"2015-13446","penalty":"Vacation days (7 days)","charges":[{"desc":"While off-duty, searched a person known to the Department's vehicle without sufficient legal authority","disposition":"Guilty"},{"desc":"While on-duty, did wrongfully use force against a person known to the Department","disposition":"Guilty"},{"desc":"While on-duty, stopped a person known to the Department without sufficient legal authority","disposition":"Guilty"}]},{"penalty":"C - Command Discipline, vacation days (5 days)","recommendation":"Command Discipline - C","allegations":[{"desc":"Failed to safeguard prisoner property."}]}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/22119285-916969_09042019_2019027pdf","date":"2019-09-04T00:00:00.000Z","type":"trial-decision"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24441170-bronx-notified-officers-list-edited_redacted-redacted_redacted","type":"credibility-finding"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21027204-ortega-11691cce12b3896b626dd61c4438efeef23c4e7b","type":"brady-giglio","complaints":[{"complaint_id":201308590,"available":true}]}],"image":"https://www.50-a.org/images/officer/XLWM-emilio-ortega.jpg","payroll":{"salary":"119248","regular":"111322","overtime":"51089","other":"28471","total":"190882"},"id":"XLWM","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/XLWM"}