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.
'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'Unable to Determine': The alleged conduct was investigated but could not determine both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.
'Unsubstantiated': or 'Unable to Determine' - The alleged conduct was investigated but could not determine both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.
'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 6 known lawsuits, $224,000 total settlements.
Scarboro, Elijah, et Al vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 523918/2025,
Supreme Court - Kings, August 14, 2025
Grinkley, Alice, et al. vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 521749/2021,
Supreme Court - Kings, October 12, 2021
Complaint
Description: On January 5, 2020, in the vicinity of 260 Herkimer Street in Brooklyn, several NYPD officers threatened the plaintiffs who lived there to let them in, or they would use excessive for or violence. The defendants did not have consent or a lawful search warrant to enter the plaintiff's home. Nonetheless, the defendants without consent entered the plaintiff's home and ransacked the home while searched it and destroyed property. The plaintiffs did not violate any law, commit any criminal act, or act in a suspicious or unlawful manner. Plaintiffs suffered personal injuries, an invasion of privacy, conversion of property, financial loss, and emotional pain.
Hoover, Eddie vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 21CV02484,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, May 20, 2021, ended April 5, 2023
$125,000 Settlement
Complaint
Mack, Lamar vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 508806/2021,
Supreme Court - Kings, April 14, 2021, ended November 3, 2021
$50,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On April 29th, 2020. Plaintiff Lamar Mack was unlawfully stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, and detained by Defendant Officers Nadal, Bomparola, Doe, and Roe in the vicinity of Marcus Garvey Boulevard and Macon Street in Kings County. Plaintiff was subjected to a strip search while in the custody of defendants, arraigned, and falsely and maliciously prosecuted.
L., K. By P/n/g Lee, Kennith vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 511564/2020,
Supreme Court - Kings, July 6, 2020, ended July 28, 2023
$2,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On July 30, 2019 at approximately 9:00 p.m. Minor K.L. was present in the area of 567 Putnam Avenue, leaning on the seat of his bicycle, when he was approached by POs Anthony Bomparola, Mohamed Elhanafi, John Zanca, Michael Sweifler, and John Does 1-10, who ran up to him, tackled him, and threw him to the ground, injuring K.L.'s right arm and shoulder. POs then began repeatedly punching K.L. in the nose, face, head, and body, causing physical injury and contusions. POs then handcuffed and dragged K.L. to a NYPD van because K.L. was unable to walk due to the injuries inflicted on him. At no point did K.L. resist. K.L. was taken to the hospital where he was diagnosed with a fracture of the right nasal bone, bilat...
Rowe, Donovan, et al. vs Bomparola, Anthony, et al.
Case # 17CV00526,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, February 1, 2017, ended July 6, 2017
$47,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Plaintiff Mr. Benson was asked for identification by the defendants in the vestibule of the incident location at the incident time. Plaintiff complied when Plaintiff Mr. Rowe, a resident of the building, arrived at the scene to tell the defendants that Mr. Benson was visiting him. Plaintiff Rowe was ordered to stand against the wall, thrown to the floor and experienced having profanities and threats shouted at him, and was arrested by defendant Bomparola. Defendants proceeded to search the plaintiffs without permission and found nothing. Before plaintiff Rowe was put in the NYPD vehicle, he was choked by defendant Bomparola. Plaintiffs were taken to the 79th precinct after asking why there were arrested and not...