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Abuse of Authority: Other
This page contains all allegations assigned to this category by the CCRB. Multiple similar allegations can appear for the same officer because a complaint received from a civilian can include multiple allegations.
Officers With Complaints
400
Complaints
373
Allegations
461
What the CCRB’s Conclusions Mean
Substantiated: The alleged conduct occurred and it violated the rules. (Here is a breakdown of the types of discipline the CCRB can recommend. The NYPD can choose to ignore those recommendations. It has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.)Exonerated: The alleged conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD’s rules, which often give officers significant discretion over use of force.
Unsubstantiated: The CCRB has fully investigated but could not affirmatively conclude both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.
| Officer | Rank at Time of Complaint | Officer Details | Complainant Details | CCRB Conclusion | Year Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taejoong Kim | Police Officer | Asian male | Asian male, 45 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2016 |
| Daniel Mendez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 35 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2016 |
| Samantha Raffo | Police Officer | White female | Black male, 38 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2016 |
| Dennis Westbrook | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 22 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2016 |
| Joseph Sotira | Police Officer | White male | Refused female, 51 years old | Exonerated | 2016 |
| Edgar Veras | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 50 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2016 |
| Andre Parker | Detective | Black male | Black male, 17 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Angel Vasquez | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Black male, 31 years old | Exonerated | 2016 |
| Vincent Fontana | Sergeant | White male | Not available male, 21 years old | Exonerated | 2016 |
| David Miller | Police Officer | Black male | Hispanic male, 50 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2016 |
| Christophe Napolitano | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 31 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2016 |
| Armando Cardenio | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 26 years old | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) | 2016 |
| Margaret Stanton | Police Officer | White female | Hispanic male, 50 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2016 |
| Eric Stovall | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 50 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2016 |
| Christophe Wintermute | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 50 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2016 |
| Miguel Frias | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 22 years old | Exonerated | 2016 |
| Erek Powers | Sergeant | Black male | Hispanic male, 20 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2016 |
| Jose Lizardo | Detective | Hispanic male | Black male | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2016 |
| Daniel Mahoney | Detective | White male | Hispanic male, 42 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2016 |
| Lydia Figueroa | Police Officer | Hispanic female | Black female, 53 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2016 |
| Frederic Ortiz | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Black male, 25 years old | Exonerated | 2016 |
| Angel Badillo | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Black female, 65 years old | Exonerated | 2016 |
| Brian Mullen | Inspector | White male | Hispanic male, 42 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2016 |
| Theodore Federoff | Captain | White male | White female, 71 years old | Exonerated | 2016 |
| Thomas Cancilla | Police Officer | White male | White male, 26 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Thomas Cancilla | Police Officer | White male | White male, 26 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Peter Guido | Sergeant | White male | White male, 26 years old | Exonerated | 2016 |
| Ching Nieh | Detective | Hispanic male | Black male, 22 years old | Exonerated | 2016 |
| Alexander Javierhernandez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Unknown male, 14 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2016 |
| Augustine Gonzalez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black female, 17 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2016 |
| Nelson Figueroa | Detective | Hispanic male | Refused female, 28 years old | Exonerated | 2016 |
| Juan Candelario | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 39 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2016 |
| Nicholas Rios | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 24 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2016 |
| Michael Carrieri | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 20 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Stephen Hillmann | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 33 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2016 |
| John Moise | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 31 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2016 |
| Damion Brown | Sergeant | Black male | Black female, 48 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2016 |
| Damion Brown | Sergeant | Black male | Black male, 22 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2016 |
| Darrell Lowe | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 20 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2016 |
| Melissa Rodriguez | Police Officer | Hispanic female | Hispanic female, 39 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2016 |
| Michael Espenberg | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 27 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Hadi Saifi | Police Officer | Asian male | White male, 25 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Novaidul Neon | Sergeant | Asian male | White male, 35 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2016 |
| Jena Leocadio | Police Officer | Black female | Black male, 40 years old | Exonerated | 2016 |
| Louis Martinez | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Black female, 45 years old | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) | 2016 |
| Jose Rendon | Police Officer | Hispanic male | White male, 34 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Flavio Rivera | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black female, 33 years old | Exonerated | 2016 |
| Joseph Cruzado | Sergeant | White male | Black female, 51 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| John Mcdonnell | Detective | White male | White female, 70 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2016 |
| Dean Campbell | Detective | Black male | Black male, 22 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2016 |
| Dean Campbell | Detective | Black male | Black male, 22 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2016 |
| Orlando Sanchez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 22 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2016 |
| Michael Dunn | Lieutenant | White male | Hispanic male, 42 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2016 |
| Steve Lafortune | Detective | Black male | Hispanic male, 29 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Steve Lafortune | Detective | Black male | Hispanic male, 30 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Steve Lafortune | Detective | Black male | Hispanic male, 29 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| George Taylor | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 26 years old | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) | 2017 |
| Hemadeh Fattah | Detective | White male | Black female, 28 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Nadia Morant | Sergeant | Black female | Black male, 61 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2017 |
| Carlos Pimentel | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic female, 28 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Joseph Castaldo | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 36 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2017 |
| Joby Thomas | Police Officer | Asian male | Hispanic female, 31 years old | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) | 2017 |
| Joseph Castaldo | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 27 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2017 |
| John Uske | Police Officer | White male | Black female, 23 years old | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) | 2017 |
| Karla Arvayo | Police Officer | Hispanic female | Black male, 46 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| George Taylor | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 26 years old | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) | 2017 |
| Erik Lubrano | Lieutenant | White male | Black male, 29 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Jonathan Martinez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Unknown male, 19 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2017 |
| Robert Rodriguez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 24 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2017 |
| Eduard Nogol | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 38 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2017 |
| Eduard Nogol | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 38 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2017 |
| Jocelyn Peralta | Sergeant | Hispanic female | Other Race female, 53 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2017 |
| Joseph Castaldo | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 30 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2017 |
| Joseph Castaldo | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 40 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2017 |
| Matthew Caulfield | Police Officer | White male | White male, 41 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Robert Pepe | Police Officer | White male | White female, 43 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Joel Riveragonzalez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic female, 21 years old | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) | 2017 |
| Joseph Castaldo | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 33 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2017 |
| Joseph Castaldo | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 28 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2017 |
| Thomas Nicoletti | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 24 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2017 |
| Ernest Morales | Deputy Inspector | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 48 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Joseph Castaldo | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 34 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2017 |
| Christian Lopez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 23 years old | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) | 2017 |
| Joseph Castaldo | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 26 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2017 |
| Keith Chatterton | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 55 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Joseph Castaldo | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 23 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2017 |
| Joseph Castaldo | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 35 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2017 |
| Luis Gutierrez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 44 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2017 |
| William Diab | Lieutenant | White male | Black male, 30 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Thomas Cropley | Police Officer | White male | White female, 60 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2017 |
| Richard Oneill | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 66 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2017 |
| Charles Zwilling | Sergeant | White male | Black female, 40 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Sicelin Ortiz | Police Officer | Hispanic male | White male, 45 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2017 |
| Sicelin Ortiz | Police Officer | Hispanic male | White male, 45 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2017 |
| Joseph Castaldo | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 27 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2017 |
| Deodat Urprasad | Deputy Inspector | Asian male | Black male, 38 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2017 |
| Leon Batson | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 34 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Jorge Rodriguez | Lieutenant | Hispanic male | White female, 50 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| William Diab | Lieutenant | White male | Black male, 30 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Thomas Martilla | Police Officer | White male | White male, 57 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
About This Data
For decades, disciplinary records of police officers in New York have been shielded from public view. After the state recently repealed the law that had kept the records secret, ProPublica requested and received a database from New York City’s Civilian Complaint Review Board, which investigates allegations of misconduct against NYPD officers. The database lists the name of each officer, the race of the complainant and the officer, a category describing the alleged misconduct, and whether the CCRB concluded the officers’ conduct violated NYPD rules. Police unions have opposed New York City’s plan to make public data about disciplinary investigations. This database names about 4,000 of the NYPD’s 36,000 active-duty officers. Every officer in the database has had at least one substantiated allegation. We excluded any allegations that CCRB investigators concluded did not occur and were deemed unfounded. We also removed a small number of officers (62) against whom the CCRB had substantiated allegations, but whose substantiated allegations had not gone fully through the NYPD’s administrative prosecution process. The CCRB was not able to reach conclusions in many cases, in part because the investigators must rely on the NYPD to hand over crucial evidence, such as footage from body-worn cameras. Often, the department is not forthcoming despite a legal duty to cooperate in CCRB investigations. The CCRB gets thousands of complaints per year but substantiates a tiny fraction of them. Allegations of criminal conduct by officers are typically investigated not by the CCRB but by state or federal prosecutors in conjunction with the NYPD’s Internal Affairs Bureau or the FBI. The NYPD’s own findings in cases in this database are not included here.
Read more about what we’ve included in the database and why, and see our answers to questions we have received about this data. If you have information about any of these officers or cases, please fill out our form.
All of the records in this data are from closed cases. But if you see an error, contact the CCRB. If the agency updates its records and lets us know, we'll do so as well.
The data used in this database is downloadable from ProPublica’s Data Store.
Source
This data was obtained through a records request made to the CCRB. It includes fully investigated allegations only for officers who were members of the department as of late June 2020 and against whom the CCRB has substantiated at least one allegation.