Nicholas J. Sofokles

Badge #6452, White Male
Detective Grade 2 at DA Queens since November 2021, active
Service started July 2006, made $179,000 last year, Tax #942565

Lawsuit settlements:
$21,000   Jaime, Luis Jimmy, et al. vs City of New York, et al., 2017 SDNY SDNY 17CV08575
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Complaints

3 Complaints
3 Allegations
0 Substantiated
1 Unfounded
2 Unsubstantiated

Complaint #201106029, May 2011
Allegation: Force: Hit against inanimate object
Complainant: Black Male, 25
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
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Complaint #200906263, April 2009
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 25
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
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Complaint #200903743, March 2009
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
Complainant: White Male
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
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Complaint #201106029, May 2011
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Force: Hit against inanimate object Black Male, 25 Unsubstantiated
additional details
Complaint #200906263, April 2009
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Hispanic Female, 25 Unfounded
additional details
Complaint #200903743, March 2009
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Discourtesy: Word White Male Unsubstantiated
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Conclusion Meanings:

'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.
'Unsubstantiated': or 'Unable to Determine' - CCRB has fully investigated but could not affirmatively conclude both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.

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Lawsuits

Named in 3 known lawsuits, $21,000 total settlements.

Britvec, Trevor, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 21CV10759, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, November 18, 2021
Complaint

Jaime, Luis Jimmy, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 17CV08575, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, November 13, 2017, ended November 8, 2018
$21,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On January 24, 2017, ten NYPD officers entered plaintiffs' apartment at 285 Throop Avenue in Brooklyn with guns drawn. The unidentified officers thew plaintiff Luis Jimmy Jaime on his head, face down, handcuffed him, and picked him up by both arms. The officers ignored plaintiffs' request to loosen his handcuffs, and his wrists swelled and bruised. The officers refused to show a warrant, and opened multiple safes in the department, taking plaintiff's life savings. An officer struck plaintiff Luis Jame on his back with a closed fist while plaintiff was walking away from a safe. Plaintiff's life savings, constituting $6,000, were taken by the arresting officers, along with $47,000 belonging to plaintiff Javier Ja...

Sam, Dahan vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV03253, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, November 28, 2014
Settlement
Complaint, Amended Complaint
Description: On October 11, 2012, Plaintiff was walking to the subway at night when at least one individual in an unmarked car ordered him to stop. The car had no headlights on and no indication that it was a police vehicle. The officers did not identify themselves as such. The officers were pursuing Plaintiff on the basis he may have matched the description of a perpetrator who had fled a police traffic stop. Plaintiff felt threatened and began to run. Some officers exited the vehicle and chased Plaintiff on foot. The officers shot Plaintiff multiple times, without justification, including after Plaintiff was incapacitated. They also placed a gun in the vicinity of the incapacitated Plaintiff. Plaintiff underwent several s...

Other Documents

Brooklyn DA Disclosure Letter references additional lawsuits 12CV6041, 12CV6542