Christine Fortune

Badge #82, White Female
Former Detective Grade 2 at CI & R Division
Service started January 1982, Tax #877662

Lawsuit Settlements:
$4,000,000   Buari, Calvin vs City of New York, et al., 2019 SDNY SDNY 18CV12299
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Complaints

3 Complaints
4 Allegations
0 Substantiated
2 Complainant Uncooperative
1 Exonerated
1 Unfounded

Complaint #8800615, February 1988
Allegation: Force: Push/Shove
CCRB Conclusion: Complainant Uncooperative
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Complaint #8701053, February 1987
Allegation: Force: Push/Shove
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Arrest/D. A. T.
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
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Complaint #8501184, March 1985
Allegation: Discourtesy
CCRB Conclusion: Complainant Uncooperative
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Complaint #8800615, February 1988
Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Force: Push/Shove Complainant Uncooperative
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Complaint #8701053, February 1987
Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Force: Push/Shove Unfounded
Abuse of Authority: Arrest/D. A. T. Exonerated
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Complaint #8501184, March 1985
Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Discourtesy Complainant Uncooperative
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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.
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.

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Lawsuits

Buari, Calvin vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 18CV12299, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, January 23, 2019, ended November 11, 2021
$4,000,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about March 22, 1993, in an effort to solve a murder case, the NYPD arrested plaintiff for allegedly possessing marijuana and took him to the 47th Precinct. The NYPD lacked probable cause to believe plaintiff had any connection to the murders. Detectives, including Detective FNU Tracy, attempted to elicit a statement from plaintiff implicating him for the crime. Detectives Andrew Dietz and Tracy also unduly coerced another individual into falsely stating that plaintiff had committed the murders. Plaintiff was arrested for the murder on March 22, 1993. The District Attorney's Office prosecuted plaintiff for the murders despite being aware that the only evidence against against him was false statements. Pla...