Named in 11 known lawsuits, $297,000 total settlements.
Armstrong, Joshua vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 158455/2016,
Supreme Court - New York, November 16, 2016, ended April 10, 2020
$40,000 Settlement
White, Anthony, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV06925,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, October 26, 2016, ended October 25, 2019
$36,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On June 4, 2015, plaintiffs were seated in a parked motor vehicle when defendant officers ordered plaintiffs out of the vehicle, arrested and tightly handcuffed them despite lacking probable cause. Plaintiffs were unlawfully searched and strip-searched. Criminal proceedings were commenced against plaintiffs based on false evidence created and manufactured by defendant officers. All charges were ultimately dimissed.
Loving, Tyrone vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 151280/2016,
Supreme Court - New York, March 31, 2016, ended June 5, 2020
$75,000 Settlement
Albarano, John vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV08433,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, December 28, 2015, ended July 22, 2016
$1,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Mr. Albarano was the passenger on the vehicle he was traveling with his wife. Detectives approached the vehicle without identifying themselves and told plaintiff to step out of the vehicle. He did as was told. He then told the detectives that he was a retired police officer and that he was armed and where it was located, to which one of the detectives responded "I have a white guy with a gun in the street, how will it look if I let him go" and handcuffed and arrested the plaintiff. He was later released with a DAT
Benks, Brandon vs Harris, Jeff, et al.
Case # 14CV03201,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, September 4, 2015, ended January 22, 2016
$1,000 Settlement
Description: On March 5, 2014, Brandon Benks on 111th streeth when he was physically assaulted by P.O.s Roberto Cordero, Angus MacKenzie, Uke Evaristus, Jorge Tobon, Mark McDonald, Jeff Harris, Manuel Cordovoa, and Gregory Carty causing two teeth to break and his right rotator cuff to be torn. P.O.s broke Benks phone card and tablet and took money from him. P.O.s strip searched him on the street and in public.
Thompson, David vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV03574,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, May 7, 2015, ended December 20, 2016
$35,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Defendant Officers approached plaintiff on the street, searched him, and accused him of selling a controlled substance. Plaintiff was arrested and held in custody for 8 months where he was denied his necessary medications until all charges against him were dismissed.
Ortiz, Simon vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV02915,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, April 15, 2015, ended November 3, 2015
$12,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On July 11, 2014, Plaintiff Simon Ortiz was present in his local Harlem bodega. Defendant police officer Jeff Harris approached Plaintiff and asked "Do you know who I am?" Plaintiff did not know who Harris was, and so ignored him. Defendant Harris began shouting "Do you know who I am?" at Plaintiff. Harris then stuck his hands inside Plaintiff's pocket, planted an illicit substance in the pocket, pulled the substance out, and stated "look what I got here." Plaintiff was then violently removed from the bodega, thrown against the building, and very tightly handcuffed. Plaintiff was taken to a local precinct, strip-searched, held for 24 hours, and charged with possession of heroin. After numerous court appe...
Siler, Omar vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV00189,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, January 13, 2015, ended June 29, 2015
$17,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On May 31, 2014, the Plaintiff, Mr. Omar Siler, was sitting outside his friend's apartment building, waiting to be buzzed into the building. A man leaving the building held the door open for Mr. Siler, and as Mr. Siler approached the door, a Defendant undercover NYPD officer in plain clothes, who did not identify himself, chased Mr. Siler into the building, up to the roof, and down the fire escape to the building's backyard. Once Mr. Siler reached the backyard, a group of individual defendant officers standing behind a gate shouted at him to get on the ground, while one pointed his gun at him. Mr. Siler lay on the ground. For a few minutes, the defendants tried to figure out how to get around the gate and into ...
Smith, Melvin vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 155550/2014,
Supreme Court - New York, September 10, 2014, ended July 2, 2018
$40,000 Settlement
Epps, Allen vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 158195/2014,
Supreme Court - New York, August 21, 2014, ended October 9, 2014
$25,000 Settlement
Brown, Sharron vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 151434/2014,
Supreme Court - New York, May 29, 2014, ended November 20, 2015
$15,000 Settlement