Matthew F. Monahan

Badge #774, White Male, 44
Detective Grade 2 at Special Victims Unit since August 2024
Also served at Detective Bureau Special Victims Division, Brooklyn Special Victims Squad, Police Service Area 2
Service started July 2008, made $192,000 last year, Tax #947263

Substantiated Allegations:
Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory arrest


Lawsuit Settlements:
$30,000   Williams, Karima vs City of New York, et al., 2014 EDNY EDNY 14CV05359
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Complaints

2 Complaints
4 Allegations
2 Substantiated
2 Substantiated (Charges)
1 Alleged Victim Unavailable
1 Unsubstantiated

Complaint #201115926, December 2011
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
NYPD Conclusion: APU Guilty
Allegation: Force: Physical force
Complainant: Black Male, 22
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory arrest
Complainant: Black Male, 21
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
NYPD Conclusion: APU Not guilty
CCRB Recommended Penalty: Forfeit vacation 15 days
APU Trial Commissioner Penalty: Forfeit vacation 5 days
APU Case Status: Closed: Guilty after trial-PC Approved, December 12, 2014
Penalty: Forfeit vacation 5 days
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Complaint #200914045, September 2009
Allegation: Force: Physical force
Complainant: Black Female, 17
CCRB Conclusion: Alleged Victim Unavailable
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Complaint #201115926, December 2011
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Substantiated (Charges)
NYPD Conclusion: APU Guilty
Force: Physical force Black Male, 22 Unsubstantiated
Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory arrest Black Male, 21 Substantiated (Charges)
NYPD Conclusion: APU Not guilty
CCRB Recommended Penalty: Forfeit vacation 15 days
APU Trial Commissioner Penalty: Forfeit vacation 5 days
APU Case Status: Closed: Guilty after trial-PC Approved, December 12, 2014
Penalty: Forfeit vacation 5 days
additional details
Complaint #200914045, September 2009
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Force: Physical force Black Female, 17 Alleged Victim Unavailable
additional details

Conclusion Meanings:

'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'Unsubstantiated': or 'Unable to Determine' - The alleged conduct was investigated but could not determine both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.

Further details on conclusions.


Discipline

Case: 2013-9539
Document
Opened: 5/23/2013
Closed: 12/12/2014
Case Details:
  1. Guilty: Entered an apartment, location known to the Department, without sufficient legal authority
  2. Not Guilty: Abused his authority as a member of the New York City Police Department, in that he arrested an individual known to the Department without sufficient legal authority
Penalty: Forfeiture of five (5) vacations days


Lawsuits

Williams, Karima vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV05359, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, September 15, 2014, ended April 7, 2015
$30,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On October 27, 2013, Plaintiff Karima Williams was in the process of giving a former boyfriend his belongings out of her apartment when the former boyfriend became angry and started breaking property inside the apartment. As a result, the police were called, who arrived and then reached into Plaintiff's apartment to pull her out into the hallway to arrest her given her former boyfriend's injuries that he inflicted on himself by breaking mirrors with his hands. From that point, Defendant officer Matthew Monaghan of the NYPD indicated that Plaintiff had scratched her boyfriend's face in an abuse of process. Plaintiff claims false arrest, abuse of process, and malicious prosecution.

Other Documents

NYPD Trial Decision 12/12/2014
Brooklyn DA Disclosure Letter