Named in 2 known lawsuits, $92,001 total settlements.
Fortune, Ian vs Espinal, Edwin, et al.
Case # 503911/2017,
Supreme Court - Kings, July 13, 2017, ended February 3, 2020
$75,000 Settlement
Complaint,
Summons/Complaint
Description: On February 27, 2014, Plaintiff was arrested, imprisoned, and searched without legal cause or justification. He was arrested in connection with a burglary that had occurred months prior and was already familiar with the precinct, as he had previously been unlawfully arrested by its officers. On August 4, 2013, Plaintiff was arrested by Defendant Officers Edwin Espinal, Erick Flores, and Elvis Merizalde for a crime he did not commit and was later acquitted for. In response to this incident, Plaintiff made complaints to the Internal Affairs Bureau of the NYPD and the Civilian Complaint Review Board.
A few months later, a burglary occurred at a laundromat, and Officer Espinal was assigned to investigate the crim...
Shevchenko, Danil vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV07277,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, January 6, 2016, ended April 20, 2017
$17,001 Settlement
Complaint,
First Amended Complaint
Description: Plaintiff was inside a bodega and unlawfully in possession of another individual's cell phone. The individual and defendant officers arrived at the location and Plaintiff gave the individual the cell phone. Plaintiff was then held back by the officers and assaulted by the individual and the officers. Plaintiff was arrested, taken to the 72nd Precinct, and denied medical attention.