Named in 2 known lawsuits, $25,003 total settlements.
Washington, Lasharn, et al. vs Osilenker, Vadim, et al.
Case # 512658/2019,
Supreme Court - Kings, July 2, 2019, ended March 4, 2021
Administrative Closing
Complaint
Description: On June 10, 2016, Xavier Washington was leaving the apartment of his aunt, Lasharn Washington, when he was approached and assaulted by NYPD officers, including Officer Vadim Osilenker, Officer Daniel White, Officer Kevin Allen, and others. The officers punched and kicked Xavier without cause, and when Lasharn attempted to intervene, the officers entered her home without a warrant, physically assaulted her boyfriend Jeremy Williams, and ransacked the apartment. Lasharn, Xavier, and Jeremy were all falsely arrested, detained for several days, and subjected to humiliating treatment. The charges against them were dismissed without further prosecution.
Mcclain, Kamiesha, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 18CV11836,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, December 19, 2018, ended February 25, 2020
$25,003 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On January 12, 2016 at approximately 6am, Ms. McClain was getting ready for work in her apartment when as many as twenty NYPD Officer John Does* (all male) broke down her door and raided her apartment. They had a warrant based on a tip from a confidential informant that crack cocaine had been sold by Ms. McClain's brother in the apartment. Ms. McClain's brother did not live in the apartment, nor did he ever live there or have keys, and only visited every few weeks. Ms. McClain, wearing only undergarments at the time, was pushed into a chair and handcuffed with excessive tightness. Her mother and six-year-old son were in another part of the apartment, told to "get the fuck down on the floor" at gunpoint, and Ms....