Named in 6 known lawsuits, $8,987,000 total settlements.
Williams, Randolph vs City of New York et al.
Case # 505068/2017,
Supreme Court - Kings, June 22, 2017
Complaint
Description: On February 27, 2007, at approximately 2:00am, a shooting occurred in the basketball courts located in the Williamsburg Housing Projects in Brooklyn, NY that resulted in the death of a man named Vincent Hill. Due to the alleged misconduct of multiple named NYPD officers including: NYPD Detectives THOMAS HANDLEY, JAMES BODNAR, MARK BROWN, DINO ANSELMO, BRIAN ELZ, CHRIS FLORIO, KIM CARILLO, "JOHN" SULLIVAN, ANDREW TORLINCASI, "BILLIE", LUIS FONTANEZ, LUIS BATISTA, and officers JASON REEVES, MULERO, JASMINE VALEZ, KARL KRIKELIS, ANDREW TORLIONCAS, and ABRAHAM CRUZ, as well as members of the Kings County District Attorney's office including HOWARD JACKSON, ESQ., AL DEINGENIIS, ESQ., and LARRY FREDELLA, ESQ., Plaint...
Mcqueen, Raynell vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 512034/2015,
Supreme Court - Kings, October 8, 2015, ended June 24, 2016
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: On April 30, 2014, at approximately 11:00 p.m., at Raddle Place between Herkimer Street and Atlantic Avenue, Plaintiff was walking to his friend’s apartment. Plaintiff was accosted and restrained to the ground by Detective Dino Anselmo and several other unidentified NYPD officers. They falsely accused Plaintiff of committing various crimes. Plaintiff was handcuffed so tightly that he still had marks on his wrists at the time of this suit. Plaintiff was charged for various crimes. Plaintiff was incarcerated for approximately 7 days before he was ROR’ed. After several court appearances, all charges against Plaintiff were dropped on October 31, 2014, on motion of the prosecutor.
Ferber, Dennis as Gal For Ferber, Natalie vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 513490/2015,
Supreme Court - Kings, February 26, 2015, ended January 11, 2018
$8,112,000 Settlement
Lawrence, Nancy, et Al vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 501199/2015,
Supreme Court - Kings, February 6, 2015, ended January 11, 2018
$875,000 Settlement
Rhooms, Shane vs Enright, Michael, et al.
Case # 13CV05006,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, October 30, 2013
Amended Complaint,
Complaint
Description: On September 6, 2010, an unidentified gunman shot at NYPD Officers Seminara, Henderson, and Ortlieb. Trevor Perez was present at the shooting and was unlawfully handcuffed and imprisoned shortly thereafter despite not being involved in the shooting. NYPD Detective Freed and an unidentified NYPD Officer coerced a confession from Perez by forcing him to sign a dictated statement on a photograph of Plaintiff identifying Plaintiff as the gunman. Detective Freed then colluded with Officer Seminara to have Seminara identify Plaintiff as the gunman given the illegality involved in procuring Perez's confession. Plaintiff voluntarily went to the 67th precinct where he was falsely imprisoned and interrogated by Detective...
Raynell MCQUEEN v. City of New York et al
Case # 512034/2015,
Supreme Court - New York
Complaint