Named in 2 known lawsuits, $257,500 total settlements.
Sax, David vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 706391/2024,
Supreme Court - Queens, April 2, 2024, ended May 13, 2026
$250,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On June 19, 2023 plaintiff was present in Queens, where he was placed under arrest by Police Officer Thomas Corey, Police Officer Scott M. Wrba, Lt. Ming H. Zhang and other police officers. Plaintiff was thereafter placed in handcuffs, detained, incarcerated, and charged for having been in possession of a weapon in the fourth degree. Plaintiff was finally released upon issuance of a desk appearance ticket, five days after his arrest.
Mclaughlin, Rahmel vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 18CV04306,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, October 19, 2018, ended December 10, 2019
$7,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: The Defendant Officers initiated a stop of the vehicle the Plaintiff was operating. Defendant Officers Thomas Corey and Matthew Avelo and approximately two other defendant officers, physically removed the Plaintiff from the vehicle and threw him to the ground. The same Defendant Officers placed knees on Plaintiffs back, his head, and ankle and was kneed in the spine approximately three times. The Defendant Officers put excessively tight handcuffs on the Plaintiff, physically hurt him by shoving him on his stomach in the police vehicle and slamming the door on his head and right ankle. The Defendant Officers Corey and Avelo transported him to the hospital. The Plaintiff was charged with disorderly conduct.
