Named in 6 known lawsuits, $212,250 total settlements.
Chamlee, Jamal vs City of New York,et al.
Case # 161388/2015,
Supreme Court - New York, November 13, 2015
Complaint
Reyes, Roger vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 157200/2014,
Supreme Court - New York, July 24, 2014, ended September 7, 2016
$75,000 Settlement
Polanco, Joel vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 156090/2014,
Supreme Court - New York, June 23, 2014, ended September 16, 2014
$21,000 Settlement
Derieux, Reynaldo vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV06379,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, September 16, 2013, ended March 21, 2014
$75,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On December 9, 2011, Plaintiff was lawfully reading his emails in a computer store when Defendants, who are NYPD Detectives assigned to Narcotics Borough Manhattan North, falsely arrested Plaintiff for an alleged sale of a controlled substance. Plaintiff did not sell illegal drugs at all. Plaintiff was taken to the 33rd Precinct, where Defendants interrogated him about neighborhood drug dealers. Defendants agreed to illegally strip-search Plaintiff and misrepresent that they recovered drugs from him during the search, although they did not recover anything illegal from him. In the precinct, Defendant McNulty falsely charged Plaintiff with the sale and possession of a controlled substance. Plaintiff was taken to...
Taveras, Romulo as Png of T., R., vs P.O. Daliz, Angel, et al.
Case # 13CV03038,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, May 8, 2013, ended February 11, 2015
$41,250 Settlement
Complaint,
Second Amended Complaint
Description: On February 9, 2012, 14 NYPD Officers broke down the door to Plaintiffs' residence pursuant to a fraudulently and maliciously obtained search warrant. NYPD Officer Jackson placed all the Plaintiffs under arrest. Plaintiff Romulo Taveras was thrown to the floor and rear handcuffed. Plaintiff Rami Taveras was pulled from his bed, thrown to the floor, held down at gunpoint, and handcuffed. The residence was searched for several hours before the defendants realized that they had made a mistake, released the Plaintiffs, and voided their arrests.
Betts v. Rodriquez et al
Case # 15CV03836,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY
Complaint
Description: Plainclothes Officers approached Plaintiff without identifying themselves, so he began to run for his safety when Officers tackled him, handcuffed him, and brutally assaulted him and took him to a precinct. Officers forced Plaintiff to strip search then beat him again and sprayed him with mace. Officers threatened him not to tell the Captain.
