Named in 7 known lawsuits, $184,500 total settlements.
Exeter, Trevon vs City of Ny et al.
Case # 540199/2025,
Supreme Court - Kings, December 30, 2025
Peters, Jahphiah an Infant By His Mng Cupidore, Elesha vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 502938/2023,
Supreme Court - Kings, January 27, 2023, ended March 28, 2025
$80,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about December 15, 2021, the infant plaintiff Jahphiah Peters wwas subject to allegations from a female student at his High School, that the plaintiff had sexually assaulted her. The plaintiff, having Autism, was on or about the same date, detained and arrested by unidentified police officers. Being handcuffed, plaintiff was led to the precinct, and his parents have not been contacted prior to the arrest. The plaintiff was held in custody for 30 hours, handcuffed the entire time, and then suddenly released. Because of the detention, plaintiff was subjected to harassment, embarrassment and other forms of retaliation by fellow students. Furthermore, because of the handcuffs, plaintiff had several injuries,...
Richardson, Willie vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 502330/2016,
Supreme Court - Kings, March 22, 2016, ended January 23, 2019
$25,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On January 8, 2015, Plaintiff Willie Richardson was falsely arrested at approximately 6:30pm on Lenox Road between East 96th Street and East 97th Street in Brooklyn, NY by Defendant NYPD officers Det. RICARDO, Det. JOSEPH, and a third unidentified officer. While walking home, Plaintiff had stopped to speak with a friend on the street. Approximately 2 minutes after stopping to chat, an NYPD patrol vehicle pulled up and the three Defendants exited the vehicle and then detained, and arrested Plaintiff without cause. Plaintiff was taken to the 67th Precinct where a search of his person uncovered no contraband of any kind. Nonetheless, Plaintiff was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance, held ov...
Funches, Russell vs Det. Corso, Douglas, et al.
Case # 15CV02688,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, May 26, 2015, ended June 16, 2016
$1,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Defendant Undercover Officers knocked on Plaintiff's door and claimed someone told them to come there. Plaintiff refused to let them in and they exchanged words. Defendant Officers came back later and knocked in the door with guns drawn, assaulting Plaintiff and his guests, and searching the apartment and destroying property. Officers then handcuffed Plaintiff and his guests, searched their pockets, found a crack pipe in one of the guest's pockets, and took them all to the precinct. Plaintiff was charged with drug related crimes and was harassed by police officers on future occasions.
Stanley, Paul vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV02395,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, April 29, 2015, ended June 21, 2016
$9,000 Settlement
Complaint,
Second Amended Complaint
Description: Plaintiff was at his friend's apartment when the friend was followed home by Defendant Officers looking for his ID. Officers then rushed into the apartment, arrested Plaintiff, took him to the 67th Precinct, and charged him with ß220.03, Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Seventh Degree, which was ACD'd. On another incident, Defendant officer kicked in the door of an apartment where Plaintiff was present, searched everyone, arrested Plaintiff, took him to the 67th precinct, and gave him a DAT for 220.03, which was ACD'd.
Ortiz, Ernesto vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 500537/2015,
Supreme Court - Kings, January 20, 2015, ended August 15, 2016
$55,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On March 29, 2012 Plaintiff was lawfully sleeping at a friend's apartment when PO Washington Mosquera, Det. Ade Ajasa, Det. Albert Jackson, Lt. David Stein, Sgt. Jean Desir, Det. Douglas Corso, and POs John Does 1-10, entered with their guns drawn, pointed their guns at Plaintiff, and screamed profanities toward him. PO Mosquera fired his gun at Plaintiff while he was still in bed, almost hitting Plaintiff and sending the bullet through the apartment floor into another individual's apartment. POs then proceeded to assault, kick, punch, batter, and otherwise use excessive force against Plaintiff. POs unlawfully searched Plaintiff and the apartment but did not identify any contraband in Plaintiff's control. Plain...
Richardson, Eric vs Detective Mcbride, Edward, et al.
Case # 14CV04465,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, July 24, 2014, ended January 26, 2015
$14,000 Settlement
Complaint,
Stipulation
Description: Defendant Officers pulled over a motor vehicle, in which Plaintiff was a passenger, searched Plaintiff's person and the car, arrested him on false drug sale and possession charges, which were eventually dismissed.