Named in 6 known lawsuits, $125,000 total settlements.
Coste, Hector, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 20CV10365,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, December 17, 2020
Complaint
Description: On December 12, 2017, the Plaintiffs were falsely arrested for distributing drugs. After multiple course appearances in six months, charges against all three plaintiffs were dismissed.
Mont, Shannon, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 19CV08770,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, September 26, 2019, ended August 24, 2020
$35,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On June 12, 2017 Plaintiffs Shannon Mott and Dionesy Vargas were appraoched and arrested without cause by Det. Michael Dye, Lt. Thomas Fabrizi, Sgt James Gerrity and/or Jean Fransisco on suspicion of possession or sale of marijuana. At the 30th precinct plaintiffs were subject to a strip search. Plaintiffs were held for 24 hours. In January 2018 the narcotics charges against both Plaintiffs were dismissed.
Taylor, Michael vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 19CV06752,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, August 7, 2019
Taylor, Michael vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 19CV06754,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, August 7, 2019, ended May 4, 2023
$90,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On August 31, 2016, plaintiff was searched under false pretenses by officers Richard Alvarez and Anthony Chow. Officer Alvarez directed officer Chow to stop, search, detain, and arrest plaintiff because Alvarez claimed he witnessed plaintiff hand a 3rd-party an unknown item in connection to a drug deal. Officer Chow falsely claimed he recovered multiple empty zip-loc bags from the plaintiff. Officers Alvarez, Chow, and Fernando Bonilla battered and assaulted plaintiff by administering handcuffs (amongst other events). Officers Chow, Alvarez, and Bonilla fabricated a false narrative regarding the events leading to the arrest, fully aware this false arrest would violate plaintiff's parole conditions. Officer Thom...
Knight, Jarred vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 157529/2016,
Supreme Court - New York, September 9, 2016
Complaint
Description: On August 12, 2015, Plaintiff was lawfully in the vicinity of West 141st Street and Hamilton Place, New York, NY. Defendants Police Officer Quinn Sealey, Detective Fernando Bonilla, and two John Doe police officers approached Plaintiff without an arrest warrant, probable cause, reasonable cause, or any legal justification based on fraud, perjury, and misrepresentations. Defendants summarily stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, and detained Plaintiff in an aggressive and excessive manner. Plaintiff was subjected to a strip search in custody without any legal reason or justification and was subsequently arrested and falsely and maliciously prosecuted with a crime. Plaintiff remained incarcerated for o...
Fortune, Kevin vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV07088,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, September 23, 2015, ended December 5, 2016
Order/Judgment (Verdict)
Complaint
Description: Plaintiff was walking with his friend down the street when plainclothes Defendant Officers came up behind and grabbed them. Plaintiff was arrested, brought to the 24th Precinct, strip-searched him, stole some of his money, and charged him with criminal charges (unspecified) which were later dismissed.