Named in 3 known lawsuits, $120,000 total settlements.
Abrams, Sadie & Messiah, Tiffany vs The City of Ny, et al.
Case # 23CV09520,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, January 16, 2024, ended July 8, 2024
$25,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On several occasions, including on June 26, 2019, December 30, 2020, April 27, 2021, and June 30, 2021, different groups of defendant police officers forced their way into the plaintiffs’ home without any warrant, damaged and/or destroyed the plaintiffs’ properties, and violently seized and/or arrested plaintiffs without cause at the premises; this would often result in the plaintiffs being unreasonably detained for a lengthy period of time. During these raids, defendant police officers drew weapons against the plaintiffs and their dog, who they would forcibly kick and threaten to shoot/kill. As a result of each of these raids, plaintiff Abram’s son, Mike Josie, was arrested at the premises, transported to NYPD...
Velez, Benjamin, et Al vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 517562/2023,
Supreme Court - Kings, June 15, 2023
Complaint
Description: On July 5, 2019, at approximately 7:23 p.m. and continuing thereafter, in the vicinity of the intersection of Glenmore Avenue and Linwood Street in Brooklyn, Plaintiffs Benjamin Velez, and L.R. were caused to be injured in a motor vehicle accident and illegally stopped, seized, searched, battered, assaulted, detained, and arrested by or at the direction of Defendant John Doe-Police Officers, including Officer Freddy Cantillo, Officer Vincenzo Creta, Officer Christopher Hosein, Officer Patrick Jeanbaptiste and Officer Bobby Mohip. Plaintiff Benjamin Velez requested medical attention after the accident and Defendant Police Officers violently contorted him, put him in tight handcuffs, transported him to the 75th P...
Josie, Mike vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 21CV02486,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, May 20, 2021, ended April 24, 2024
$95,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On June 26, 2019 at approximately 6:00 a.m., Defendants unlawfully arrested Plaintiff for larceny which Plaintiff did not commit. Defendants entered Plaintiff's home without a warrant or justification. Defendants rushed towards plaintiff with their guns pointed at him and yelled at, grabbed, pushed, shoved, and pulled Plaintiff. Defendants tightly handcuffed Plaintiff to the point that he experienced numbness and pain but Defendants ignored Plaintiff's requests to loosen the handcuffs. Defendants illegally searched Plaintiff and brought him to the 88th Precinct. Defendants interrogated plaintiff for a long time and then brought him to Central Booking. Defendants provided false representations to the Kings Count...