Michael Diforte

Badge #3202, White Male
Former Detective Grade 3 at Firearms Suppression Division
Also served at Narcotics Division Staten Island INIT, Organized Crime Control Bureau
Service started July 1989, ended July 2013, Tax #913496

Lawsuit Settlements:
$112,500   Tonge, Charles vs City of New York, et al., 2014 SDNY SDNY 14CV03934
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Complaints

2 Complaints
4 Allegations
0 Substantiated
2 Complainant Uncooperative
2 Exonerated

Complaint #200107198, October 2001
Allegation: Force: Nightstick as club (incl asp & baton)
Complainant: Black Male, 34
CCRB Conclusion: Complainant Uncooperative
Allegation: Force: Physical force
Complainant: Black Male, 34
CCRB Conclusion: Complainant Uncooperative
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Complaint #200101511, February 2001
Allegation: Force: Physical force
Complainant: White Male, 30
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Allegation: Force: Physical force
Complainant: White Male, 30
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
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Complaint #200107198, October 2001
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Force: Nightstick as club (incl asp & baton) Black Male, 34 Complainant Uncooperative
Force: Physical force Black Male, 34 Complainant Uncooperative
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Complaint #200101511, February 2001
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Force: Physical force White Male, 30 Exonerated
Force: Physical force White Male, 30 Exonerated
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Conclusion Meanings:

'Exonerated': or 'Within NYPD Guidelines' - The conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD's own rules, which often give officers significant discretion.

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Lawsuits

Tonge, Charles vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV03934, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, October 14, 2014, ended June 26, 2015
$112,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On July 22, 2011, Charles Tonge was riding in a vehicle that was allegedly illegally stopped in Manhattan. Plaintiff Tonge was then arrested, and was allegedly kept at Riker's Island until April of 2013 when he alleges to have been released on his own recognizance. Plaintiff alleges that Detective Said Salim made false statemnets to prosecutors. Plaintiff makes two claims under federal law in his complaint, alleging facts of false arrest, malicious prosecution, and failure to intervene.