Named in 15 known lawsuits, $431,251 total settlements.
Terrero, Sugiery vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 809124/2026E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, June 29, 2026
Severino, Alexia, et Al vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 816917/2025E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, August 12, 2025
Hairston, Richard vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 812116/2024E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, August 1, 2024
Complaint
Description: On June 27, 2023 Plaintiff was near his vehicle which was lawfully parked on the street. PO Michael Vasquez, PO Pierre Senat, and PO Francesco Monastra were in an unmarked police vehicle pursuing an individual in an ATV when their negligence caused the ATV to collide with Plaintiff's vehicle. Plaintiff lawfully filmed the scene and did not interfere with police activity. Regardless, POs attempted to stop Plaintiff from filming. When Plaintiff refused unlawful orders to leave PO Vazquez ordered Plaintiff to put his hands behind his back for "standing in the street" and suddenly violently propelled Plaintiff's head, neck, and upper body into the street in a "suplex" move. PO Vasquez then sat on Plaintiff while be...
Via, Eric vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 816527/2021E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, December 7, 2021
Complaint
Description: On September 11, 2020, Plaintiff Eric Via was falsely arrested, assaulted, battered, humiliated and wrongfully imprisoned by NYPD officers including but not limited to Police OfficerTatiana Cruz, Police Officer John Doe, and Police Officer John Roe. Plaintiff was arrested, confined, unduly restrained, maliciously prosecuted, and falsely imprisoned without reasonable or probable cause. He was released from detention on September 12, 2020, and all charges against the plaintiff were terminated in his favor.
Sostre, Daniel vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 020052/2019E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, March 7, 2019, ended September 28, 2021
$7,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On March 16, 2018 at 8:30 PM, at 304 Echo Place, Bronx Plaintiff Daniel was walking towards the store to get something to eat when Defendant undercover police officer Doe and another individual approached Plaintiff and requested Plaintiff to walk down the street with him and UC Doe. Plaintiff declined and continued towards the store. Then after Defendant Cruz, Sheikh and Does stopped, handcuffed and arrested Plaintiff even though plaintiff did not engage in any criminal act. Plaintiff did not possess or attempt to sell any controlled substance. Post the arrest plaintiff was transported to the 46 precinct, where he was strip searched and nothing illegal was found. Thenafter, Plaintiff was taken to the Central B...
Rodriguez, Jose vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 034302/2018E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, December 21, 2018, ended July 10, 2020
$30,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On November 12, 2017 at approximately 6:00 p.m., Plaintiff Jose Rodriguez was unlawfully searched, assaulted with excessive, and detained by the defendants, the City of New York, the New York City Police Department, Officer Tatiana Cruz, Detective Victor Voronkov, Officer Joe Bassat, and unnamed NYPD officers John Doe and John Roe. The plaintiff was lawfully in the vicinity of 1019 Simpson Street in the Bronx when the defendants touched, grabbed, and handcuffed him without probable or just cause. Rather, the defendants stopped and questioned the plaintiff based solely on his age and/or race. After unlawfully arresting the plaintiff, the defendants transported him to a police station in the Bronx where they comm...
Rodriguez, Miguel vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 033047/2018E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, November 27, 2018
Complaint
Description: On August 9, 2017, at approximately 6:00-6:30 a.m., Plaintiff was present at 882 Bryant Avenue, Basement Apartment, Bronx, New York. Plaintiff was not engaging in any suspicious or unlawful activity when he encountered Detective Victor Voronkov and Police Officer Tatiana Cruz from the NYPD’s Narcotics Unit, and other police officers whose names are unknow N/H/A JOHN/JANE DOE I-IV,.
The officers, without a warrant, probable cause, or legal justification, forcibly detained and handcuffed Plaintiff, causing physical pain and mental suffering. They placed Plaintiff “in imminent fear of physical contact by approaching [him] with their loaded firearms, outstretched limbs, and other objects” (p. 4). Plaintiff was the...
Mustafa, Ehab, et Al vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 032098/2018E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, November 1, 2018, ended October 10, 2019
$120,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On November 21, 2017, named Defendants Officer Tatiana Cruz and Detective Victor Voronkov, along with two unnamed Defendants, Officers John Doe and John Roe, stopped and seized the Plaintiffs Ehab Mustafa, Dennis Pena, Odai Hamadan, and Edmond Martinez without a warrant or cause. The Plaintiffs were arrested based on the claim that they had contraband on their persons and/or within the premises. However, no contraband was found on the Plaintiffs, they were not using contraband in plain view, they had no knowledge of any contraband within the premises, as they had no legal relation to any property on the street, and there was no contraband within the premises. The Defendants grabbed, pushed, assaulted, battered,...
Mccord, Angelica vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 18CV08721,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, September 25, 2018, ended March 25, 2019
$15,251 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On October 16, 2015, plaintiff was outside of an apartment building when NYPD officers, including Sergeant Edwin Ching, asked plaintiff's cousin for his license and registration. After the cousin refused to comply with the request, Ching proceeded to follow plaintiff and forcibly entered plaintiff's family apartment. Ching violently pushed plaintiff and conducted an illegal search. P.O. Tatiana Cruz then handcuffed plaintiff in an excessively tight manner and transported him to a precinct. Plaintiff was later taken to Central Booking and charged based on false allegations made by Cruz and Ching. All charges against Plaintiff were later dismissed.
Solis, Hugo vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 023523/2018E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, March 29, 2018, ended January 9, 2020
$22,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On and prior September 13, 2017, at approximately 1:00 p.m., Plaintiff was lawfully in the street doing nothing ilegal, improper or suspicious. Then, several police officer including but not limited to Police Officers TATIANA CRUZ, JHON DOE, and JHON ROE stopped, frisked, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, handcuffed and detained Plaintiff in an aggressive and excessive manner only based in fraud, perjury and misrepresentations.
While in the custody, Plaintiff was intentionally touched, pushed, assaulted, battered, violated, strip searched, humiliated, photographed and handcuffed by officer defendants.
Plaintiff HUGO SOLIS suffered great and permanent
bodily injury in and about his head, neck, back, bo...
Alam, Tanvir vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 023373/2018E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, March 27, 2018, ended January 9, 2026
$82,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about September 20, 2015, the defendants, police officers, wrongfully touched, grabbed, handcuffed and seized the plaintiff in an excessive manner, and arrested him without any warrant or reason. The defendants maliciously prosecuted plaintiff without any probable cause.
Caraballo, Maria, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 030863/2017E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, November 28, 2017, ended February 21, 2019
$100,000 Settlement
Complaint,
Summons
Description: On August 21, 2016, three police officers, Tatiana Cruz, Christopher Chin, and Fausto Ramirez, arrested the three plaintiffs. Each plaintiff was placed in tight handcuffs, causing pain. Two of the plaintiffs were held for more than 24 hours before being released. Two of the plaintiffs were pushed against a car. One of the plaintiffs was slammed to the ground and kicked in the shoulder.
Ultimately, the charges against each of the three plaintiffs were dismissed.
Brown, Jamal vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 024853/2017E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, June 7, 2017, ended July 2, 2018
$6,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On January 21, 2015, the Defendants wrongfully touched, grabbed, handcuffed, and seized Plaintiff in an excessive manner, causing him physical pain and mental suffering.
Gyebi, Randy vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 024934/2013E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, January 10, 2014, ended May 11, 2017
$15,000 Settlement
Turner, Rhamin A., Jr. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV07497,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, November 1, 2013, ended April 4, 2014
$32,500 Settlement
Complaint,
Stipulation
Description: Unlawfully searched car and falsely charged Plaintiffs with Possession of Marijuana.
