Named in 4 known lawsuits, $860,000 total settlements.
Lasalle, Jose vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 023941/2017E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, May 22, 2017, ended February 27, 2019
$860,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On August 5, 2016 at approximately 10:30 p.m., Plaintiff was in the vicinity of a housing complex in the Bronx, dressed in CopWatch Patrol Unit clothing and observed three plain clothed NYPD Officers Defendants Duran, Baez, and Frias questioning and searching two individuals. Plaintiff recorded the encounter on video. When the officers passed Plaintiff, they exchanged words with Plaintiff. Defendants grabbed Plaintiff and his video camera and handcuffed and arrested the plaintiff and brought him to the PSA 7 precinct.
Plaintiff, who was known for exposing police conduct through his role in CopWatch Patrol, was recognized when he was brought to the precinct and officers cheered at his arrest. Plaintiff was se...
Franzone, Georgette, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV05282,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, January 6, 2014, ended April 9, 2015
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: On or about September 23, 2009, NYPD officers got involved in a criminal scheme, which a co-defendant had initiated against her business partner, Plaintiff 1, and three legal entities, Plaintiffs 2-4, with which Plaintiff 1 was associated. The scheme involved fraud, embezzlement, conversion, and other criminal activities. Active or retired NYPD officers – Farije Tonuzi-Sheridan, Juan Tejera, James Grant, Ann Guerin, Hanna Tonuzi Alvarez, Frank Alvarez, Joseph Trischitta, Marco Venezia, and William Masso – assisted in the scheme by committing various unlawful acts.
About September 23, 2009, co-conspirators contacted former NYPD officer Farije Tonuzi-Sheridan, who they knew, concerning the criminal scheme. Tonu...
Franzone, Georgette vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 016633/2011,
Supreme Court - Kings, October 18, 2011, ended June 16, 2017
Administrative Closing
Gray, Pamela A. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 114071/2008,
Supreme Court - New York, February 9, 2009, ended February 5, 2013
Zero Disposition