Named in 6 known lawsuits, $673,733 total settlements.
Ross, Dimon et Al, vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 812138/2023E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, October 26, 2023, ended April 10, 2026
$45,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On May 10, 2022 Plaintiffs were lawfully on the street when officers arrested them without cause. During the arrest, officers violently shoved and pushed Plaintiffs against a vehicle, causing difficulty breathing and injury to their persons. Plaintiffs were subsequently charged with false crimes, all of which were later dismissed.
Williams, Joshia, et al. vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 811751/2023E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, August 8, 2023
Complaint
Description: On June 17, 2022, police officers Daniel MARDJONOVIC (Sheild No.6391) and BENITO CRUZ (Shield No.1486) arrested, detained, and imprisoned plaintiffs on charges of illegal possession of firearms. However, the police officers planted a fire arm in the motor vehicle in which plaintiffs were passengers.
Beltre, Devon, et al. vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 801088/2023E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, January 30, 2023
Complaint
Description: On September 25, 2021, the defendants approached the Plaintiffs in an aggressive and threatening manner, without any lawful reason, while Plaintiffs were engaged in speech and other protected activities. Defendants grabbed, struck and restrained the Plaintiffs all about their torsos, arms and wrists. Then they tightly handcuffed Plaintiffs and refused to loosen or remove the handcuffs despite the Plaintiffs asked for the handcuffs to be taken off and complaints about the pain and discomfort they were feeling. The defendants falsely accused the Plaintiffs of acting in concert to posses a loaded gun that was never observed to be in their custody, control or even in their general vicinity. Due to these false char...
Roberts, Paris vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 817983/2022E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, December 2, 2022, ended August 6, 2025
$150,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: That on or about September 25, 2021, Plaintiff was hanging out with some friends in Bronx when he was stopped, handcuffed and arrested by Defendants Andrei Nijnic, Daniel Mardjonovic & other unknown police officers without probable cause or any other legal justification. Plaintiff did not possess any alcohol, contraband, weapon or any illegal object. Plaintiff was falsely prosecuted and spent numerous days in custody. The matter was dismissed upon application of the Office of the Bronx District Attorney
Delgado, Jarrett vs City of Ny
Case # 814092/2021E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, October 18, 2021, ended March 2, 2022
$25,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On October 2, 2020, Plaintiff was approached by P.O.s including Officers Daniel Mardjonovic and Benito Cruz and stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, and detained. In the course of the arrest, Plaintiff was handled in an egregious manner and experienced injury to the head, neck, back, body and limbs. Plaintiff was subjected to a strip search and remained incarcerated for over 24 hours. After being prosecuted on false charges, all charges against Plaintiff were terminated favorably.
Belle, Terron, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 19CV02673,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, March 27, 2019, ended December 14, 2022
$453,733 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On various dates in 2017-2019, Plaintiffs, who represent a class of similarly situated individuals, were unlawfully stopped and searched by P.O.s Brian Destefano, Daniel Mardjonovic, Steven Barry, and John Does 1-50 without probable cause. Plaintiffs challenge the NYPD's unconstitutional policy of detaining people for the purpose of conducting a search of the NYPD's internal and external databases without individualized reasonable suspicion. These unwarranted digital searches disproportionately target people of color without being reasonably related to actual criminal activity.