Lawsuit Settlements:
$3,000 Rivera, Matias vs City of New York, et al., 2018 NYCSC NYCSC 150714/2018
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$3,000 Rivera, Matias vs City of New York, et al., 2018 NYCSC NYCSC 150714/2018
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Michael J. Gilligan
Badge #4838,
White Male
Detective Grade 3 at Detective Bureau Financial Crimes Task Force since March 2026
Service
started January 2014,
made $181,000 last year,
Tax #955950
Complaints
2
Complaints
4
Allegations
0
Substantiated
1
Complaint Withdrawn
3
Exonerated
Complaint #202101218,
February 2021
additional details
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | White Male, 45-49 |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest |
| Complainant: | White Male, 45-49 |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest |
| Complainant: | White Male, 45-49 |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
Complaint #201606492,
July 2016
additional details
| Allegation: | Offensive Language: Ethnicity |
|---|---|
| CCRB Conclusion: | Complaint Withdrawn |
| Complaint #202101218, February 2021 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Allegation | Complainant | CCRB Conclusion |
| Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest | White Male, 45-49 | Exonerated |
| Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest | White Male, 45-49 | Exonerated |
| Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest | White Male, 45-49 | Exonerated |
| additional details | ||
| Complaint #201606492, July 2016 | ||
| Allegation | CCRB Conclusion | |
| Offensive Language: Ethnicity | Complaint Withdrawn | |
| additional details | ||
Conclusion Meanings:
'Exonerated': or 'Within NYPD Guidelines' - The conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD's own rules, which often give officers significant discretion.
Further details on conclusions.
Lawsuits
Rivera, Matias vs City of New York, et al.Case # 150714/2018, Supreme Court - New York, January 25, 2018, ended April 28, 2020
$3,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On September 29, 2016 at approximately 4:15 pm Plaintiff was walking on the street when Defendants NYPD officers Michael Gilligan and Peter Mccarthy without any justification searched, questioned and falsely arrested the Plaintiff and they did not find any evidence of drugs or contraband. Plaintiff was held at the stationhouse for many hours and had to return to court on the basis of several false allegations which the Defendants knew were false when they made them. Defendants knowingly gave false and misleading information to prosecutors at the DAs office. Plaintiff was criminally charged with crimes he did not commit, but the charges were dismissed 1 year after his arrest.