Named in 8 known lawsuits, $258,500 total settlements.
Grant, Marcel vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 804582/2024E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, March 19, 2024, ended April 8, 2026
$80,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about January 1, 2024, Plaintiff was stopped, searched, assaulted, battered, and detained in an aggressive manner by Defendants Police Officer Peter Delohery, Sergeant Anthony Perlmutter, Police Officers John Doe and Police Officer John Roe. This was conducted without an arrest warrant, probable cause, reasonable suspicion, or any other legal reason. Plaintiff was arraigned after his arrest and was thereafter falsely and maliciously prosecuted with committing a crime. Plaintiff was incarcerated for over 24 hours and was required to make numerous court appearances over an extended period of time until all charges against him were terminated favorably. Plaintiff suffered physical and emotional injuries as a...
Diop, Cheikh vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 801725/2024E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, January 30, 2024, ended October 3, 2025
$50,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about July 23, 2023, while Plaintiff was in the vicinity of Melrose Avenue and East 152nd Street in the Bronx, Plaintiff was illegally stopped and falsely arrested by NYPD Officers. Through its illegal "Stop and Frisk" policy, Defendants stopped Plaintiff on the basis of his age or race and without probable cause or reasonable suspicion. In their illegal stop and seizure, Defendants Delohery, Perlmutter, Cornejocastillo, Doe and Roe used excessive force without legal justification to assault, batter, violate, search, humiliate, photograph and handcuff Plaintiff. At and before the time of the arrest Plaintiff did not commit any illegal act the stop and false arrest.
On July 7, 2023, Defendants New York ...
Mccrimmon, Melike vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 809620/2023E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, September 12, 2023
Complaint
Description: On May 27, 2020, when Plaintiff was sitting with his ex-wife in her lawfully parked vehicle, POs Mauro, Degree, and Perlmutter forcibly pulled Plaintiff from the car, threw him on the ground, handcuffed him, and falsely arrested him without probable cause or legal justification. The POs alleged that they recovered a firearm from under a vehicle several cars away from the one Plaintiff was sitting in, though they possessed no evidence linking Plaintiff to that firearm. The POs transported him to the precinct and seized from him almost $3,000, which he had intended to give his ex-wife for their children. The POs have still not yet returned this money to Plaintiff.
Plaintiff was transported to the hospital to re...
Laboriel, Selvin vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 804406/2021E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, April 15, 2021
Complaint
Description: On or about January 2, 2020, Detective Antony Perlmutter illegally stopped, assaulted, confined, unduly restrained, falsely arrested, and falsely imprisoned Plaintiff after stopping his car. Plaintiff was held at the scene for approximately one hour, released with a desk appearance ticket, and subsequently transported himself to the hospital.
Jobarteh, Ebrima vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 032498/2020,
Supreme Court - Bronx, November 4, 2020, ended May 31, 2022
$22,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about October 3, 2018, Plaintiff was stopped, handcuffed, and arrested by officer Perlmutter and certain unnamed officers for no reason. Plaintiff was then transported to the 44th Precinct, where he was held for several hours and strip searched. Plaintiff's case was ultimately dismissed.
Baskerville, Rosemarie, et al. vs City of New York
Case # 027172/2020E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, July 15, 2020, ended June 29, 2021
$65,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On May 24, 2019, defendant P.O.s Wilfredo Benitez, Michael Sambrato, Anthony Perlmutter, John Doe, and John Roe approached plaintiffs Rosemarie Baskerville and Devonte Baskerville without warrant, probable cause or justification. Defendants unlawfully stopped, searched, assaulted, beat, and detained Plaintiffs in an aggressive manner. Defendants handcuffed and arrested plaintiffs and took them to a police station in the Bronx. At some point in defendants' custody, plaintiffs were strip-searched. Defendants falsely accused plaintiffs of having committed a crime and forwarded information to prosecutors that resulted in plaintiffs having criminal complaints issued against them. Plaintiffs were arraigned and remain...
Bryan, Christopher vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 029456/2019E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, August 15, 2019, ended October 19, 2020
$25,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On November 24, 2018, at approximately 7:30 p.m., Plaintiff was in the vicinity of Findlay Avenue and East 166th Street in the Bronx, New York, when Plaintiff was stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, and detained by NYPD Officers, including Officer Anthony Perlmutter and other officers, without any legal justification. Plaintiff was not engaged in any illegal activities at the time and was subjected to an aggressive and excessive use of force, including being grabbed and handcuffed. Additionally, Plaintiff was unlawfully searched, including a strip search, and maliciously prosecuted based on false charges, leading to Plaintiff's detention for over 24 hours and multiple court appearances until all charges were...
Abubakar, Najeeb vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 032218/2018E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, October 29, 2018, ended July 23, 2019
$16,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about October 6, 2017, Defendant officer Perlmutter and other unnamed officers forcibly detained Plaintiff in the area of Houston Street, alleging that he was acting disorderly. Defendant officers Sepulveda, Lee, Chau, and others assaulted plaintiff at the location where Plaintiff had been standing. Defendant officer Sepulveda, Lee, Chau, and other unnamed officers grabbed Plaintiff, threw him to the ground, placed him in a choke hold, pointed a taser at him, repeatedly punch him in the face, and otherwise abused Plaintiff. Defendant officer Perlmutter and other unnamed officers handcuffed Plaintiff, injuring his left wrist and arm. Plaintiff was then transported to the precinct, where he was charged with...
