Named in 4 known lawsuits, $450,000 total settlements.
Mack, Michael vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 806674/2023E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, May 2, 2023
Grant, Marcel, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 816551/2022E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, November 7, 2022, ended May 18, 2023
$450,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On June 29, 2022, defendants approached Marcel Grant (Plaintiff) for no reason and summarily stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, and detained him in an aggressive and excessive manner. Plaintiff was then subjected to a strip search while in the custody. He was later arraigned after his arrest and thereafter falsely and maliciously prosecuted with committing a crime. Plaintiff remained 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.
Figueroa, Luis, et Al vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 21CV02154,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, April 27, 2021
Complaint
Description: On April 20, 2018, Luis Figueroa and Tanya Mucmacher were stopped on the sidewalk by NYPD oficers Detective Patrick Mcllmuray, omoni Ruggiero, and Juan Cruz. The officers only told Figueroa and Mucmacher that an incident had occurred and they fit the description. Within 15 minutes, Plaintiffs were surrounded by at least 15 additional oficers. They were arrested without being told on what charges. Eventually they learned a robbery had occured, and the police had allegedly told the victim, who could not make an identification because the robber was wearing a mask that covered everything but their eyes, to ID Figueroa and Mucmacher as the perpetrators. Charges dismissed December 2018.
Trotman, Dwight vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 024561/2019E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, May 9, 2019