Named in 12 known lawsuits, $373,000 total settlements.
Vizcarra, Carlo vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 25CV06500,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, December 18, 2025, ended June 4, 2026
$110,000 Settlement
Nerette, Nalayah vs The City of Ny, et al.
Case # 24CV04829,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, July 17, 2024
Complaint
Description: On May 6, 2023, plaintiff was within a NYCHA building where she lived with her grandmother. Plaintiff was sitting on a stairway when she was approached by defendant NYPD Officers John Doe 1–5. Plaintiff stood up to leave when she saw them approach, and two officers ordered her to go up to the roof. When she declined and moved to go downstairs to her apartment, defendants pushed her, causing her to slip on the stairs. Defendants then cornered plaintiff, handcuffing her excessively tightly, and then dragging her across the floor by the handcuffs, causing her to become partially unclothed in front of her family and neighbors. Despite not having any probable cause or reasonable suspicion of illegal activity, plaint...
Abrom, Shaqulle & Austin, Kenneth vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 517676/2024,
Supreme Court - Kings, July 9, 2024
Complaint
Description: On January 27, 2023, plaintiffs Shaqulle Abrom and Kenneth Austin were at the Exotic Smoke Shop in Brooklyn when NYPD Officers Lieutenant Alexandru Anghel, Police Officer Christopher Francis, and Police Officer Delinda Giraldo entered, demanded their IDs, and accused them of gambling. Despite providing their IDs and no evidence of gambling, the officers arrested them. Abrom was detained overnight and released the next day with all charges dismissed. Austin received a Desk Appearance Ticket and also had all charges dismissed. Officer Francis made false statements in the complaints, and other officers did not witness any gambling.
Pagan, Joshua, et Al vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 23CV05980,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, August 8, 2023, ended August 28, 2024
$60,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On January 16, 2023, Plaintiff 1 was lawfully in the hallway outside of his apartment when defendant POs Francis, Alexandru, and Doe approached and arrested him, despite the fact that Plaintiff had committed no crime. Plaintiff was taken to the Precinct and subsequently released with two summonses, one of which was dismissed as legally insufficient. Regarding the other, the NYPD failed to file a legally acceptable accusatory instrument.
On March 10, 2023, Plaintiff 2, a minor, heard gunshots and ran into Plaintiff 1's residence, where Plaintiff 1, Plaintiff 3, and Plaintiff 1's minor cousin, Plaintiff 4, were at home. Some time after, POs Francis, Alexandru, Kwong, and Does 2-10 arrived in the hallway outsid...
Valentin, Jose vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 522021/2019,
Supreme Court - Kings, January 9, 2020
Complaint
Description: On April 7, 2018, the plaintiff was a work when his mother frantically called him and asked him to return home because police officers had unlawfully entered their home. When the plaintiff returned home he observed defendant NYPD officers in their apartment at 10 Amboy Street, Brooklyn, New York. At no time did the defendants recover any illegal drugs, weapons or contraband from the plaintiff's person. Nonetheless, plaintiff was unlawfully handcuffed and transported to the 73rd Precinct. The officers then provided the District Attorney with false information.
Whitaker, Mondaray vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 18CV06897,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, January 15, 2019, ended April 9, 2021
$20,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On August 17, 2016, defendant officers PO Rene Castellano [Sheild # 2610] arrested the plaintiff without cause and charged plaintiff with PL 220.21, PL 265.01, PL 221.05, PL 165.40. However, the plaintiff was not in possession of any controlled substance, weapon, or stolen property and did not commit any offense. Before his arrest, the Plaintiff was fixing a car with his friend and saw police officers enter a house about three buildings away. After arresting one guy inside the building, the officers approached the plaintiff and asked what was going on. After telling the officers he was fixing the car, the officer searched the Plaintiff and found nothing illegal. However, the superior officer instructed the offi...
Jordan, Brenda vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 524517/2018,
Supreme Court - Kings, December 31, 2018, ended March 10, 2022
$25,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On September 8, 2017, P.O.s Garret Gorham, Alexandru Anghel, Jamar Goddard, and John Does 1-10 unlawfully entered 376 Autumn Avenue, Apt. 3B, Brooklyn, and searched it and all individuals present, including Plaintiff Brenda Jordan. Ms. Jordan informed the officers that she did not live at that address and produced her driver's license with her actual home address. The officers found no contraband anywhere in Ms. Jordan's possession or control. They had no probable cause or reasonable suspicion that she committed any crime. Nonetheless they handcuffed and arrested her. They took her to the 75th Precinct where she was photographed, fingerprinted, and detained for many hours before being taken to Central Booking a...
Poole, Darin vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 18CV00443,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, October 11, 2018
Miranda, Erica vs Bourne, Sekou A., et al.
Case # 521075/2016,
Supreme Court - Kings, September 18, 2017, ended December 20, 2018
$33,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On November 29, 2013, Plaintiff was in her apartment where she began to close the door to her apartment after her ex-boyfriend left, when Detective Sekou A. Bourne, Detective Raymond Gordon and Sgt. Alexandru Anghel reached into the apartment, aggressively grabbed and dragged Plaintiff out of her apartment. The officers twisted Plaintiff's arms behind her back and placed her in tight handcuffs causing Plaintiff severe pain. The officers refused to tell Plaintiff why she was arrested, placed her in a van that was occupied by other people who had been arrested by the officers and transported Plaintiff to the precinct. At the precinct, Plaintiff was searched and handcuffed to a pole for several hours until she was...
Trusty, Steven vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV01155,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, March 9, 2016, ended April 11, 2017
$12,000 Settlement
Amended Complaint,
Complaint
Description: 1st Incident: Defendant Officers approached Plaintiff outside NYCHA housing, asked for his ID, and threw him against the wall, chocked him, and assaulted him. Plaintiff lost consciousness and was sent to the hospital2nd incident: Defendant officers approached Plaintiff, took his keys from his pocket, and entered and searched his apartment.. IAB investigated both incidents. Plaintiff was not charged with a crime.
Daniels, Amber, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV00190,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, January 20, 2016, ended February 13, 2020
$85,000 Settlement
Amended Complaint,
Complaint
Description: Plaintiffs awoke to multiple officers in their apartment with guns drawn. Plaintiffs were not allowed to fully clothe themselves and were arrested and brought to the 88th Precinct while the officers searched their apartment. One Plaintiff was given a DAT that was later dismissed for an alleged marijuana cigarette that was found in the apartment.
Drayton, Godborn, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV04951,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, September 3, 2015, ended April 3, 2017
$28,000 Settlement
Amended Complaint,
Complaint
Description: Defendant Officers forcibly entered Plaintiff's apartment arrested them, and took them to the 84th Precinct. Excessive force was used to execute the arrest. Plaintiffs were charged criminally (charges not specified in complaint)