Conclusion Meanings:
'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
Further details on conclusions.
Named in 3 known lawsuits, $85,000 total settlements.
Gasteratos, Adam vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 161025/2017,
Supreme Court - New York, December 14, 2017, ended July 26, 2019
$75,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about January 1, 2016 Det. Jorge Puga improperly arrested Plaintiff for robbery but then let him go after it was determined Plaintiff was not the suspect they were looking for. Plaintiff was then improperly rearrested by Det. Puga and unnamed officers for the same alleged offense on January 16, 2016. The false arrest was motivated in part by arrest quotas. POs intentionally forwarded false information to initiate a malicious prosecution against Plaintiff. Plaintiff was compelled to make numerous court appearances to defend himself over a period of approximately 233 days. The charges were ultimately dismissed on September 15, 2016. Plaintiff suffered fright, shock, emotional distress, and physical conseque...
Mendoza, Doris Canales vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 021395/2012,
Supreme Court - Bronx, July 10, 2012, ended February 21, 2020
$10,000 Settlement
Hernandez v. The City of New York et al
Case # 15CV03844,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY
First Amended Complaint,
Second Amended Complaint
Description: Defendant Officers burst through Plaintiff's door and handcuffed all occupants of the apartment, including plaintiff. Defendant Officers searched the apartment, took Plaintiff to a precinct, where he was held for approximately twenty hours before he was released with no charges pending against him when the DA declined to prosecute