Named in 5 known lawsuits, $430,000 total settlements.
Beggs, Akeil vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 159834/2020,
Supreme Court - New York, November 17, 2020
Complaint
Description: On December 6, 2019, police officers Michael Duffy, Patrick Daly, and John Does 1-3 improperly stopped and arrested Akeil Beggs. Beggs, an African American, was properly on a sidewalk near Seventh Avenue and West 13th st. of Manhattan when he was stopped by the officers for no reason. The officers arrested Beggs with no justifiable cause and even tried to fabricate evidence while engaging in a harmful bodily contact. While being handcuffed, Beggs peacefully explained his innocence.
Beggs was then subject to strip search at the precinct, subjecting Beggs to humiliation and seizure of his properties. Beggs was detained for about 55 hours until he was released, but with some of the properties unreturned -includin...
Almonte, Raymond, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 001443/2017,
Supreme Court - Queens, February 16, 2017
Complaint
Description: On December 3, 2015, plaintiffs Almonte, Vega, and Malave were all lawfully present in a house in queens, where Almonte was fixing a plumbing issue for his friend's grandmother and Vega and Malave were renting rooms. At around 6:00 AM, an NYPD SWAT team led by Defendant Duffy entered the property on a search warrant for a different resident. They approached all three plaintiffs separately with guns drawn and other weapons, forcibly grabbed them, handcuffed them so tightly their hands turned red, and arrested them without probable cause or a warrant.
Plaintiffs were taken into police custody and subject to multiple strip and cavity searches. During their detention, defendant Officer Millwater swore out false cr...
Almonte, Raymond, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 714126/2021,
Supreme Court - Queens, February 16, 2017, ended July 15, 2024
$420,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about December 3, 2015, police officers, including police officers Steven Millwater (Tax Reg. No.935325) and Michael Duffy (Tax Reg. No.923787), touched, grabbed, handcuffed and seized the plaintiff in an excessive manner, causing him physical pain and mental suffering.
Jackson, Donnell vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV04109,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, November 20, 2015
Complaint
Description: Plaintiff was falsely arrested twice for criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree. The first time plaintiff was waiting for his friend at his friend's house while the defendant officers came into the house, falsely arrested him and brought plaintiff to the 73rd precinct. The second time plaintiff was running back from his home to his friend's house nearby while defendant officers stopped him and falsely accused plaintiff of having a weapon. Both of the cases, the charges were dismissed.
Gelzer, Dequan vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV01877,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, April 3, 2014, ended November 10, 2014
$10,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On April 16, 2013, plaintiff was exiting the lobby of 363 Wortman Avenue, Brooklyn, New York. Defendants Det. Duffy and PO Pagan approached plaintiff and asked plaintiff where he was coming from. Plaintiff said he coming from apartment 5E of 363 Wortman Avenue. Defendants took Plaintiff to an apartment on the first floor. A man opened the door of an apartment on the first floor and told defendants that he knew the plaintiff. Plaintiff was handcuffed, arrested and transported to the 81st Precinct in Brooklyn, NY.
At the precinct, defendant Duffy ordered Plaintiff to remove his shirt and questioned Plaintiff on the meaning of his tattoos. Plaintiff was told he had to slide under the bathroom door in order to use...