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.
Named in 2 known lawsuits, $140,000 total settlements.
Herman, Joel vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV03059,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, August 24, 2015, ended September 16, 2024
$140,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Plaintiff alleges that Officers from the 90th precinct aided his wife in falsely arresting and prosecuting Plaintiff so that his wife could gain custody of the children after their divorce.
Lebovits, Moishe vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 510146/2015,
Supreme Court - Kings, August 20, 2015, ended February 1, 2019
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: On June 30, 2015, the plaintiff was lawfully in the 90th police precinct house when he was falsely arrested and charged with violating an order of protection that was issued against him, in favor of his then wife with whom he was in the process of getting a divorce. Detective Kenneth Wieber forced and compelled the plaintiff to be handcuffed and falsely arrested and imprisoned him, thereafter locking up the plaintiff in a holding cell at the police precinct and charging the plaintiff with the crime of Criminal Contempt. The order of protection was invalid, and Detective Wieber knew or should have known that the order was invalid. The Kings County District Attorneys Office informed Detective Wieber that they wou...