Named in 5 known lawsuits, $140,751 total settlements.
Corniel, Noreddy vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV03584,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, June 14, 2016, ended September 25, 2017
$12,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: 1st Incident: Plaintiff was arrested by Defendant Officer McBrearty and charged with 221.40; 221.10; and 221.05; which were later dismissed. 2nd Incident: Plaintiff was arrested by Defendant Officer Wally and charged with 221.40; which was later dismissed. 3rd Incident: Plaintiff was arrested by Defendant Officer McNulty and charged with 221.40;221.10; and 221.05, which were later dismissed. 4th Incident: Plaintiff was arrested by Defendant Officer Mariconi and charged with 140.10(a); which was later dismissed.
Holguin, Othoniel vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV06785,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, September 26, 2013, ended April 7, 2014
$12,501 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On August 11, 2012, Plaintiff Othoniel Holguin was lawfully present on a street in Manhattan and spoke briefly with an acquaintance that he had run into, when the Defendant NYPD Officers drove up in an unmarked police van and forcibly searched Plaintiff's person three to four times. They did not find any contraband. One of the Defendant officers pretended to grab a tissue from the ground and said "Bingo!", but would not tell Plaintiff what he was holding. Plaintiff was handcuffed and arrested without probable cause. Plaintiff's arrest was approved by Defendant NYPD Officer John Doe #1. Plaintiff was transported to a police precinct and placed in a holding cell. Plaintiff was strip searched under the direc...
Derieux, Reynaldo vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV06379,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, September 16, 2013, ended March 21, 2014
$75,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On December 9, 2011, Plaintiff was lawfully reading his emails in a computer store when Defendants, who are NYPD Detectives assigned to Narcotics Borough Manhattan North, falsely arrested Plaintiff for an alleged sale of a controlled substance. Plaintiff did not sell illegal drugs at all. Plaintiff was taken to the 33rd Precinct, where Defendants interrogated him about neighborhood drug dealers. Defendants agreed to illegally strip-search Plaintiff and misrepresent that they recovered drugs from him during the search, although they did not recover anything illegal from him. In the precinct, Defendant McNulty falsely charged Plaintiff with the sale and possession of a controlled substance. Plaintiff was taken to...
Taveras, Romulo as Png of T., R., vs P.O. Daliz, Angel, et al.
Case # 13CV03038,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, May 8, 2013, ended February 11, 2015
$41,250 Settlement
Complaint,
Second Amended Complaint
Description: On February 9, 2012, 14 NYPD Officers broke down the door to Plaintiffs' residence pursuant to a fraudulently and maliciously obtained search warrant. NYPD Officer Jackson placed all the Plaintiffs under arrest. Plaintiff Romulo Taveras was thrown to the floor and rear handcuffed. Plaintiff Rami Taveras was pulled from his bed, thrown to the floor, held down at gunpoint, and handcuffed. The residence was searched for several hours before the defendants realized that they had made a mistake, released the Plaintiffs, and voided their arrests.
Abreu, Mario vs Police Department, Nyc, et al.
Case # 159145/2012,
Supreme Court - New York, April 15, 2013