Named in 4 known lawsuits, $85,000 total settlements.
Rivera, Angel vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 803001/2021E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, March 4, 2021, ended September 2, 2021
$12,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On December 2, 2017 on a Bronx crossstreet at around 2:30 p.m. plaintiff was stopped by officers. Plaintiff was accosted, searched, and placed under arrest. Plaintiff was placed in a police vehicle and driven several blocks and then transfered into a different NYPD vehicle. Plaintiff was taken to a police precinct and charged for criminal sale of a controlled substance and criminal possession of a controlled substance even though no items were recovered during search. Plaintiff spent 2 days in custody and released following arraingment. After 2 years and 13 court appearances, charges were dropped.
Martinez, Anderson vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 031422/2020E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, October 6, 2020, ended June 8, 2023
$20,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On November 18, 2017, Anderson Martinez was stopped by NYPD Detectives Rafael Pimentel, Matthew Lombardo, Leva Gevargiz, Terrence Blumenberg, and other unidentified officers near 11 West Fordham Road in the Bronx. Officers allegedly tackled Mr. Martinez to the ground without cause, drove their knees into his back, and searched him in full view of bystanders. Mr. Martinez was falsely accused of drug-related offenses and detained for three days before charges were dismissed. He alleges that he was targeted due to his Hispanic ethnicity, suffered physical and emotional injuries, and was maliciously prosecuted, with officers allegedly fabricating evidence to justify the arrest.
Ortiz, Gary vs City of New York
Case # 035339/2019E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, January 8, 2020, ended May 11, 2023
$20,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On August 3, 2018, plaintiff was inside a Food Dynasty Supermarket when defendant officers Rafael Pimentel and John/Jane Doe 1-10 illegally stopped and searched the plaintiff without an arrest warrant. Although the defendants found no contraband on the plaintiff, they falsely claimed that they found a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia in order to justify the otherwise invalid arrest. The plaintiff sustained multiple assaults and batteries during said arrest, including by officer Pimentel.
Plaintiff was falsely arrested and had an unfounded criminal investigation proceeded against him by the defendants based on personal retribution that Pimentel sought due to a prior successful lawsuit against him by...
Wright, Melvin vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 307211/2013,
Supreme Court - Bronx, December 13, 2013, ended May 22, 2015
$32,500 Settlement
