Named in 3 known lawsuits, $287,376 total settlements.
Government Employees Insurance Company Aso Cusanelli, Patrick vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 020837/2014,
Civil Court - Queens, August 4, 2014, ended October 29, 2014
$3,376 Settlement
Lin, Bill, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 701642/2014,
Supreme Court - Queens, June 27, 2014, ended October 2, 2017
$275,000 Settlement
Complaint,
Summons/Complaint
Description: On or about May 23, 2012 through December 12, 2012, the three Plaintiffs were falsely arrested for kidnapping, detained, and prosecuted by Defendant Police Detective Wing Har. Defendant Har failed to investigate the complainant's story, and despite no evidence of the crime proceeded to have Plaintiffs arraigned on May 25, 2013 and remanded in custody without bail until June 13, 2012. This caused Plaintiffs serious and permanent physical and emotional injury, pain and suffering, mental anguish, humiliation, and embarassment.
Conley, Steven vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV07148,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, February 27, 2014, ended June 25, 2014
$9,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On September 19, 2012, the plaintiff was riding his bike on his way home when defendants Har and John Doe No. 1 were driving in an unmarked car and cut him off by turning into a parking lot without signaling, causing him to ride his bike up onto the sidewalk. Defendants Har and John Doe No. 1 were in plain clothes and, without displaying a shield or identifying themselves as police officers, demanded that the plaintiff show them what was in his pockets. The plaintiff, while scared and believing he was being robbed, pulled out his keys and held them up in the air, dropped his bicycle and then ran away. Defendants chased plaintiff and, during the chase, plaintiff noticed a marked police car coming toward him whil...
