Ibrahim A. Adam

Lawsuits

Named in 5 known lawsuits, $145,000 total settlements.

Aponte, Lance et Al vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 25CV02277, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, May 1, 2025, ended October 3, 2025
$40,000 Settlement
Complaint

Lopez, Pedro vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 520885/2023, Supreme Court - Kings, July 25, 2023, ended February 10, 2025
$40,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On April 27, 2022, at approximately 9:20 p.m, in the vicinity of 390 Georgia Avenue, Kings County, defendants PO Lettine, Adam, and John Does, without legal justification or excuse approached and arrested the Plaintiff who was merely walking when he was descended upon by defendant police officers who had exited from an unmarked vehicle. The defendants had no probable cause or reasonable suspicion that the plaintiff was engaged in an illegal activity. The search yielded no evidence of any guns, drugs or contraband. Despite the absence of any evidence of wrongdoing by the plaintiff, the defendants applied excessively tight handcuffs, formally arrested the plaintiff and transported him to PSA where he was fingerpr...

Bonner, Marcus vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 19CV07162, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, January 10, 2020, ended December 9, 2020
$15,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On September 23, 2018 Officers Ibrahim Adam and at least one other officer approached and arrested Plaintiff Marcus Bonner as he was standing on the street holding two cellphones. During arrest the handcuffs were fastened overly tightly, plaintiff was positioned painfully and one officer pushed plaintiffs head into the police vehicle window. Officers declined to loosen handcuffs and plaintiffs wrists began to bleed. At 75th precinct plaintiff had "unreasonable" wait time for medical attention. Officer Adam claimed defendant was in possession of marijuana (none recovered at arrest). Charges against plaintiff were adjourned in contemplation of dismissal then dismissed and sealed.

Scarboro, Delor vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 518251/2019, Supreme Court - Kings, December 5, 2019, ended September 10, 2020
$20,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On May 19, 2018, Plaintiff, while sleeping in mother’s apartment in Brooklyn, was awoken by NYPD officers executing a search warrant targeting Plaintiff brother. The officers entered with guns drawn, pointed their weapons at Plaintiff, and handcuffed Plaintiff. Despite not finding any illegal items on Plaintiff or Plaintiff person, Plaintiff was arrested, strip-searched, and detained for over 24 hours. Plaintiff was charged with possession of a firearm allegedly found in the brother’s bedroom, even though Plaintiff had been living in Georgia and was visiting the family for one night. All charges were dismissed after a Grand Jury returned a No True Bill, finding no probable cause for prosecution.

Cintron-Padilla, Noel vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 19CV08907, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, November 6, 2019, ended March 2, 2022
$30,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On June 27, 2018, plaintiff was inside of his cousin's car with his cousin and friends. His cousin was in the driver's seat and the engine was on. Officers pulled up and told them they were stopped because the car was in front of a fire hydrant. The officers falsely claimed they smelled marijuana and then asked them all for identification. Plaintiffs cousin gave permission to search the car. When officers searched the trunk, plaintiff took issue as they could not see the search and officers could plant contraband. Plaintiff and the other men were then removed from the car, searched and placed under arrest. Plaintiff's cuffs were excessively tight and he requested they be loosened but was denied. Plaintiff was t...