Michael Rivera

Badge #5055, Hispanic Male, 49
Detective Grade 3 at Intelligence Operations and Analysis Section since October 2023, active
Service started September 2000, made $162,000 last year, Tax #927423

Substantiated Allegations:
Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
Abuse of Authority: Stop

Discipline Cases:

Case: 2020-21787
Closed: 5/18/2020
Case: 2013-11941
Closed: 2/2/2015
Case: 2013-11948
Closed: 2/2/2015

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Lawsuit settlements:
$60,000   Torres, Stephanie vs City of New York, et al., 2015 EDNY EDNY 15CV05813
$22,503   Stewart, Ameir, et al. vs City of New York, et al., 2014 EDNY EDNY 14CV02854
$77,500   Jiminez, Stephanie, et al. vs City of New York, et al., 2014 EDNY EDNY 14CV00384
$30,000   Matthews, Elaine vs City of New York, et al., 2013 EDNY EDNY 13CV01203
$40,000   Davis et al v. City Of New York et al, EDNY EDNY 10CV01260
$15,000   Oloruoje v. City Of New York et al, EDNY EDNY 10CV00182
$35,000   Humphreys et al v. City of New York et al, EDNY EDNY 10CV03011
$7,500   Santiago v. City of New York et al, EDNY EDNY 10CV05995
$110,000   Peterson v. City Of New York et al, EDNY EDNY 11CV01386
$40,000   Picciotto et al v. City of New York et al, EDNY EDNY 11CV01471
$20,000   Butta et al v. City of New York et al, EDNY EDNY 11CV02843
$50,000   Coleman v. City of New York et al, EDNY EDNY 11CV03277
$15,000   Stephens v. City of New York et al, EDNY EDNY 11CV05281
$18,000   Singleton v. City of New York et al, EDNY EDNY 11CV05613
$155,000   Champagne et al v. City of New York et al, EDNY EDNY 11CV05644
$10,000   Newman v. City of New York et al, EDNY EDNY 11CV06315
$22,500   Garcia v. City of New York et al, EDNY EDNY 12CV01707
$36,000   Gibson et al v. The City of New York et al, EDNY EDNY 12CV04114
$55,000   Clay et al v. City of New York et al, EDNY EDNY 14CV01633
$45,000   Bunche v. The City of New York et al, SDNY SDNY 10CV05731
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Complaints

10 Complaints
22 Allegations
2 Substantiated
2 Substantiated (Charges)
2 Alleged Victim Uncooperative
1 Complaint Withdrawn
11 Exonerated
1 Unfounded
5 Unsubstantiated

Complaint #201411248, October 2014
Allegation: Force: Gun Pointed
Complainant: Black Male, 30
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Allegation: Force: Gun as club
Complainant: Black Male, 30
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
additional details

Complaint #201303418, April 2013
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Question
Complainant: Male, 39
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
Complainant: Male, 39
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
Complainant: White Female, 37
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
Complainant: Male, 39
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
NYPD Conclusion: APU Not guilty
APU Case Status: Closed: Not guilty after trial, February 2015
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Complaint #201207787, June 2012
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 34
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 34
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 34
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 34
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 34
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Allegation: Force: Gun Pointed
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 34
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
NYPD Conclusion: APU Not guilty
APU Case Status: Closed: Not guilty after trial, February 2015
additional details

Complaint #201014217, October 2010
Allegation: Force: Physical force
Complainant: Male
CCRB Conclusion: Alleged Victim Uncooperative
additional details

Complaint #201005254, April 2010
Allegation: Force: Physical force
Complainant: Male, 16
CCRB Conclusion: Complaint Withdrawn
additional details

Complaint #201004990, April 2010
Allegation: Force: Physical force
Complainant: Black Male, 20
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
additional details

Complaint #200803186, February 2008
Allegation: Force: Gun Pointed
Complainant: Black Male, 32
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
Complainant: Black Male, 32
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Allegation: Force: Physical force
Complainant: Black Male, 32
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
additional details

Complaint #200510534, September 2005
Allegation: Force: Pepper spray
Complainant: Male, 41
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
additional details

Complaint #200509945, August 2005
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
Complainant: Black Female, 22
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Allegation: Force: Physical force
Complainant: Black Male, 29
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
additional details

Complaint #200508114, July 2005
Allegation: Force: Physical force
Complainant: Black Male, 26
CCRB Conclusion: Alleged Victim Uncooperative
additional details

Complaint #201411248, October 2014
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Force: Gun Pointed Black Male, 30 Exonerated
Force: Gun as club Black Male, 30 Unsubstantiated
additional details
Complaint #201303418, April 2013
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Abuse of Authority: Question Male, 39 Exonerated
Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Male, 39 Unsubstantiated
Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) White Female, 37 Unsubstantiated
Abuse of Authority: Stop Male, 39 Substantiated (Charges)
NYPD Conclusion: APU Not guilty
APU Case Status: Closed: Not guilty after trial, February 2015
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Complaint #201207787, June 2012
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Abuse of Authority: Stop Hispanic Male, 34 Exonerated
Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Hispanic Male, 34 Substantiated (Charges)
Abuse of Authority: Frisk Hispanic Male, 34 Exonerated
Discourtesy: Word Hispanic Male, 34 Unsubstantiated
Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Hispanic Male, 34 Unsubstantiated
Force: Gun Pointed Hispanic Male, 34 Exonerated
NYPD Conclusion: APU Not guilty
APU Case Status: Closed: Not guilty after trial, February 2015
additional details
Complaint #201014217, October 2010
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Force: Physical force Male Alleged Victim Uncooperative
additional details
Complaint #201005254, April 2010
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Force: Physical force Male, 16 Complaint Withdrawn
additional details
Complaint #201004990, April 2010
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Force: Physical force Black Male, 20 Exonerated
additional details
Complaint #200803186, February 2008
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Force: Gun Pointed Black Male, 32 Unfounded
Abuse of Authority: Stop Black Male, 32 Exonerated
Force: Physical force Black Male, 32 Exonerated
additional details
Complaint #200510534, September 2005
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Force: Pepper spray Male, 41 Exonerated
additional details
Complaint #200509945, August 2005
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Black Female, 22 Exonerated
Force: Physical force Black Male, 29 Exonerated
additional details
Complaint #200508114, July 2005
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Force: Physical force Black Male, 26 Alleged Victim Uncooperative
additional details

Conclusion Meanings:

'Exonerated': or 'Within NYPD Guidelines' - the alleged conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD's own rules, which often give officers significant discretion.
'Substantiated': The alleged conduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.
'Unsubstantiated': or 'Unable to Determine' - CCRB has fully investigated but could not affirmatively conclude both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.

Further details on conclusion definitions.


Discipline

Case: 2020-21787
Closed: 5/18/2020
Case Details:
  1. Guilty: Misuse of straight time.
  2. Guilty: Misuse of overtime.
  3. Guilty: Improperly used Department property.
  4. Guilty: Failed to make required entries in activity log.
  5. Guilty: Failed to make proper notifications to Commanding Officer.
Penalty: Forfeiture of time/leave balances, restitution ($135), vacation days (15 days)

Case: 2013-11941
Opened: 7/7/2014
Closed: 2/2/2015
Case Details:
  1. Not Guilty: Did abuse his authority in that he stopped a person known to the Department without sufficient legal authority
Penalty: Respondent found Not Guilty

Case: 2013-11948
Opened: 11/20/2013
Closed: 2/2/2015
Case Details:
  1. Not Guilty: Did abuse his authority in that he searched a person known to the Department without sufficient legal authority
Penalty: Respondent found Not Guilty


Lawsuits

Named in 22 known lawsuits, $864,003 total settlements.

Nesimi, Angelo vs Det. Rivera, Michael, et al.
Case # 17CV04300, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, September 20, 2017, ended August 19, 2019
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: On April 1, 2015, narcotics officer defendants strip searched the plaintiff. When they did not find anything, they inflicted blows to the plaintiff's midsection. The defendants brought the plaintiff to a hospital to perform a rectal cavity search. The doctor and nurse defendants told the officers to do the search. They injected the plaintiff with drugs and performed the search violently and painfully.

Torres, Stephanie vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV05813, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, October 16, 2015, ended December 15, 2016
$60,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Plaintiff was in her home day of the incident. Defendants entered the home stating they had a warrant but did not specify why. Plaintiff was slammed against the floor in front of 5yr old son, punched, kicked and stomped on feet then arrested. Plaintiff charged with resisting arrest and sale of a controlled substance, which were later dismissed.

Stewart, Ameir, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV02854, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, May 15, 2014, ended September 20, 2016
$22,503 Settlement
Complaint, Amended Complaint, Stipulation
Description: On May 29, 2013, the Defendant officers violently invaded the Plaintiffs’ home in Richmond County, NY, and falsely arrested each of them. Defendant officers awoke Plaintiff Stewart with a chokehold and headlock, forcefully grabbed him by the back of his neck, and repeatedly struck and punched Plaintiff Stewart in the jaw, face and body without cause or provocation. Defendant Officers applied handcuffs too tightly, causing Plaintiff Stewart pain in his hands and wrists. Defendant Officers were observed proceeding from various other locations around the Plaintiffs’ house into Plaintiff Stewart’s room to strike him multiple times each, with no apparent law enforcement purpose. Plaintiffs were transported to the 12...

Jiminez, Stephanie, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV00384, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, January 30, 2014, ended November 14, 2014
$77,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On January 20, 2011, at approximately 10:30 p.m., NYPD officers, including Michael Friedman, Anthony Reyes, Michael Rivera, Paul Fazio, as well as others, entered a residential address by breaking the front door and entering with their guns drawn. The officers pointed their guns at Stephanie Jimenez, Mark Julien and Malcolm Johnson. Officer Paul Fazio unlawfully struck Mr. Johnson with a tactical shield, calling him to fall to the ground. The officers, including Officer Fazio, then handcuffed Mr. Johnson, grabbed him and detained him for an unreasonable period of time, without cause. The officers also grabbed Mr. Julien, slammed him to the ground, and placed severely over tight handcuffs on his wrists, without ...

Matthews, Elaine vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV01203, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, March 14, 2013, ended October 28, 2013
$30,000 Settlement
Complaint, First Amended Complaint
Description: On August 27, 2010, Defendant Officers Hillery, Fago, Rivera, Fried, Brooks, Hernandez, Meigs, Sanchez, and Sposito all unlawfully entered Plaintiff's apartment without either consent, an arrest warrant, a lawful search warrant, probable cause, or reasonable suspicion that Plaintiff (or any third person) had committed a crime. Plaintiff lives with her daughter and both were awoken when said Defendant Officers rushed through her front door. After entering the apartment, Plaintiff and her daughter were not free to leave or disregard any questions. Plaintiff was intentionally struck and knocked into her refrigerator; one Defendant Officer grabbed Plaintiff by the neck and threw her to the floor; another Defendant ...

Davis et al v. City Of New York et al
Case # 10CV01260, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
$40,000 Settlement
Amended Complaint

Oloruoje v. City Of New York et al
Case # 10CV00182, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
$15,000 Settlement
Complaint, Stipulation

Humphreys et al v. City of New York et al
Case # 10CV03011, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
$35,000 Settlement
Amended Complaint, Stipulation

Santiago v. City of New York et al
Case # 10CV05995, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
$7,500 Settlement
First Amended Complaint

Peterson v. City Of New York et al
Case # 11CV01386, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
$110,000 Settlement
Second Amended Complaint, Stipulation

Picciotto et al v. City of New York et al
Case # 11CV01471, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
$40,000 Settlement
Complaint, Stipulation

Butta et al v. City of New York et al
Case # 11CV02843, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
$20,000 Settlement
Amended Complaint, Stipulation

Coleman v. City of New York et al
Case # 11CV03277, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
$50,000 Settlement
Complaint, Stipulation

Stephens v. City of New York et al
Case # 11CV05281, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
$15,000 Settlement
Complaint

Singleton v. City of New York et al
Case # 11CV05613, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
$18,000 Settlement
Complaint, Stipulation

Champagne et al v. City of New York et al
Case # 11CV05644, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
$155,000 Settlement
Amended Complaint, Stipulation

Newman v. City of New York et al
Case # 11CV06315, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
$10,000 Settlement
Complaint, Stipulation

Garcia v. City of New York et al
Case # 12CV01707, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
$22,500 Settlement
Rivera Garcia.pdf

Gibson et al v. The City of New York et al
Case # 12CV04114, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
$36,000 Settlement
Gibson Complaint 12 cv 4114.pdf

Clay et al v. City of New York et al
Case # 14CV01633, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
$55,000 Settlement
Amended Complaint, Stipulation

Chapman-Gray v. City of New York et al
Case # 05CV04143, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
Settlement
Complaint, Stipulation

Bunche v. The City of New York et al
Case # 10CV05731, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY
$45,000 Settlement
Amended Complaint

Other Documents

Brooklyn DA Disclosure Letter references additional CCRB complaint #201202786