Conclusion Meanings:
'Exonerated': or 'Within NYPD Guidelines' - the alleged conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD's own rules, which often give officers significant discretion.
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.
'Unsubstantiated': or 'Unable to Determine' - CCRB has fully investigated but could not affirmatively conclude both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.
Further details on conclusion definitions.
Named in 3 known lawsuits, $20,750 total settlements.
Ferreira, Margarita vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 17CV05062,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, September 12, 2017
Complaint
Description: Defendant Officers forcibly entered Plaintiff's home without a warrant and searched the apartment. Plaintiff was hit in the shoulder, told she had been in the country too long not to speak English and was kneed in the ribs by defendant officers. Officers stole $7,000, jewelry, and surveillance devices from the residence. Plaintiff was arrested, brought to the 115th Precinct, held for 11 hours, and then released without further explanation. Plaintiff filed a CCRB complaint
Murphy v. The City of New York
Case # 10CV07844,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY
$20,000 Settlement
Stipulation,
Amended Complaint
Description: Defendant plainclothes officers approached car in which Plaintiff was a backseat passenger and tapped their guns on the window without identifying themselves. Fearing for their safety, the driver sped away and the unmarked car followed and smashed into the car Plaintiff was in. Officers them removed Plaintiff from the car, arrested him, took him in to custody, strip searched him, and charged him with Criminal Possession of Marijuana, which was eventually dismissed.
Cordoba v. The City of New York
Case # 09CV06106,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY
$750 Settlement
Stipulation,
Complaint
Description: Defendant Officer Martinez forcefully pulled Plaintiff from her vehicle after a crash, hit her with a walkie talkie, and further assaulted. Plaintiff was denied medical care, taken to the 7th precinct, strip-searched, choked from behind by Officer Pottyonsin. There is an internal affairs investigation and CCRB complaint in relation to this case. This case is also related to lawsuit 1:10-cv-07844-TPG.