Thomas Varghese

Lawsuits

Named in 3 known lawsuits, $15,000 total settlements.

Rodriguez, Guillermo Coronado vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 500788/2025, Supreme Court - Kings, January 10, 2025, ended July 8, 2025
Zero Disposition

Jean-Pierre, Alex vs P.o Guerra, John, et al.
Case # 515439/2018, Supreme Court - Kings, February 13, 2019, ended August 30, 2021
$15,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On July 28, 2015, the plaintiff was unlawfully stopped, seized, searched, and arrested by the defendant PO including POs John Guerra, Rajinder Singh, Jasmin and Detective Varghese without any reasonable suspicion of unlawful behaviour. The defendants falsely accused the plaintiff of crimes including a violent robbery which had taken place a few days earlier in the neighbourhood and illegally searched the plaintiff. The plaintiff was then taken to the 67th Precinct where the plaintiff was fingerprinted, photographed, strip-searched and detained. Detective Varghese then activated an I-card for the plaintiff which identified him as a witness to the robbery. The plaintiff was then taken to the Kings Central Booking...

Dawoodi, Ali vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 503750/2015, Supreme Court - Kings, December 18, 2014, ended November 17, 2025
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: On or about April 14 and 15 Plaintiff was excessively arrested by PO Thomas Varghese for allegedly burglarizing property. Plaintiff protested he was not the person they meant to arrest but PO Varghese ignored him, falsely imprisoned Plaintiff, and subjected Plaintiff to a malicious prosecution based on false testimony. Plaintiff was unlawfully held at Riker's Island for several months. Plaintiff suffered and continues to suffer mental anguish, repetitive injury, psychological and emotional distress, physical pain and suffering, and lives in terror of police as a result of this incident.