Named in 10 known lawsuits, $500,000 total settlements.
Bennett, Tariq vs The City of Ny, et al.
Case # 807241/2024E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, May 7, 2024, ended March 17, 2025
$30,000 Settlement
Wilcox, Keith, et Al vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 804896/2022E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, March 30, 2022, ended November 10, 2022
$100,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On November 17, 2021, Officers Lopez, Santomero, and unknown officers Doe and Roe approached, stopped, searched, assaulted, and detained Plaintiff Keith Wilcox with no legal justification. They subjected Mr. Wilcox to a strip search, arraigned him, and falsely and malicious subjected him to prosecution despite that he had committed no crime. He was incarcerated for over 24 hours and was required to make numerous court appearances over an extended period of time until all charges against him were terminated favorably.
Daniels, Quatrell vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 802673/2021,
Supreme Court - Bronx, February 26, 2021
Complaint
Description: On or around February 21, 2020 at around 10:30PM, Plaintiff Quatrell Daniels was accosted by multiple NYPD Officers while on a Bronx street. These officers, which included Officers Abdelhadi Aanouz and Nicholas Santomero as well as some Unidentified Officers, beat the Plaintiff and dragged him on the ground. As a result of the excessive force deployed by the Defendants, Plaintiff Daniels suffered injuries to his face and head. Plaintiff was cuffed and brought to the 47th Precinct, where he was charged with crimes he did not commit. The Officers did not have a warrant or any reasonable cause or grounds to believe that Plaintiff was guilty of a crime, and Plaintiff Daniels did not resist the arrest.
While at ...
Glass, Nahmir vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 032913/2020E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, November 3, 2020, ended March 29, 2022
$30,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On March 9, 2019, Plaintiff was in his car, as a passenger in the back seat as one of his friends drove. Plaintiff is a young, black man; and the other three occupants of the car were also young, black men. They were stopped by Jones and Santomero in the vicinity of Paulding Ave and E. 214th St. in the Bronx. Jones ordered the driver to step out of the vehicle. Welton and other officers arrived at the scene. Jones told the driver he did not intend to issue the driver a speeding ticket and was only looking for guns and drugs. Plaintiff began recording the officer standing by his window and asked the officer to identify himself. Officers became aggressive and demanded occupants exit the vehicle. Plaintiff told on...
Henry, Kevan, et al. vs City of New York
Case # 031048/2020E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, September 30, 2020, ended April 18, 2022
$150,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On September 19, 2019, Plaintiff was lawfully on the street when approached by P.O.s including Officer Kelvin Guillen and Officer Nicholas Santomero. With no arrest warrant or probable cause, P.O.s stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, and detained Plaintiff. Plaintiff was subjected to a strip search and was incarcerated for over 24 hours. During the arrest and detainment, Plaintiff sustained injuries as a result of assault and battery by P.O.s to his head, neck, back, body and limbs. All charges against Plaintiff were eventually terminated.
Crawford, Daijon vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 023769/2019E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, June 14, 2019, ended October 26, 2020
$20,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: That on or about February 8, 2018, plaintiff was appearing for a regularly scheduled probation appointment, when he was handcuffed and arrested by defendant POs Santomero and Does, who charged him with reckless endangerment in the second degree in relation to an incident involving a Mazda sedan, even tough plaintiff has never owned or operated such a vehicle and was not involved in said incident.
Chevannes, Raymond vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 029594/2017,
Supreme Court - Bronx, November 14, 2018
Chevannes, Raymond vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 028696/2018E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, November 14, 2018, ended September 23, 2019
$150,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On May 10, 2017, defendant POs Santomero and Vega approached plaintiff, grabbed him, violently threw him to the ground, handcuffed him and struck him about his body, causing a complete tear of the right rotator cuff, broken ribs as well as arm and back pain. Defendant POs Santomero and Vega then, without probable cause, arrested plaintiff and falsely accused him of having committed the crime of criminal possession of a controlled substance and related charges. Plaintiff had to defend against those charges.
Sander, Patrick vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 028978/2018E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, August 22, 2018
Complaint
Description: On or about September 24, 2017, Plaintiff was falsely arrested by NYPD Defendants while lawfully in the Wakefield area around 241st Street. Defendant Nicholas Santomero assaulted and struck plaintiff about the head and body both before and after being placed in handcuffs, causing bilateral wrist grooves, left hand numbness and tingling, lacerations with resultant scarring and bruising, concussion and other bodily injuries, and permanent personal injuries to Plaintiff.
Diaz, Michael Jr. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV09648,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, December 15, 2016, ended July 11, 2017
$20,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: The plaintiff was home when the defendant officers entered and arrested the plaintiff's brother. While they handcuffed the plaintiff's brother, the plaintiff asked if he could be of assistance and informed the officers that the plaintiff was in fact an Auxiliary Police Officer. After the plaintiff's brother was put in the police car, the defendant officers took the plaintiff's badge and told him to report to the 47th Precinct where he was charged with Obstructing Governmental Administration. The DA declined to prosecute.
