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Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory Summons
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
263
Complaints
266
Allegations
291
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 |
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Alejandro Rivas | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Not available female, 24 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Kathryn Barry | Police Officer | Black female | Not available female | Unsubstantiated | 2012 |
David Alexandre | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Not available male, 24 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2011 |
Benzion Cohen | Police Officer | White male | Not available | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | 2010 |
Ronald Perez | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Not available | Substantiated (Charges) | 2010 |
Danny Williams | Police Officer | Black male | Not available male, 60 years old | Substantiated (Instructions) | 2014 |
Michael Damico | Police Officer | White male | Not available | Substantiated (Charges) | 2010 |
Shawn Gallagher | Police Officer | White male | American Indian male, 21 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2007 |
Derin Devuono | Police Officer | White male | Asian male, 51 years old | Exonerated | 2004 |
Hector Lopez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Asian male, 27 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2002 |
Mathew Cangro | Police Officer | Asian male | Asian male, 33 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2009 |
Daniel Castaldo | Police Officer | White male | Asian male, 28 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2013 |
Aluthea Caviness | Sergeant | Black male | Asian male, 31 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2004 |
Christophe Paul | Police Officer | White male | Asian male, 21 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Fazle Tanim | Police Officer | Asian male | Asian male, 39 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2019 |
Derin Devuono | Police Officer | White male | Asian male, 27 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2005 |
Donald Alexandre | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 38 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2006 |
Samantha Evans | Police Officer | Black female | Black female, 62 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | 2005 |
Joseph Redmond | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 31 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2005 |
Joseph Hartnett | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Black male, 56 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2016 |
Michael Vento | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 53 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2015 |
Patrick Cherry | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 24 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2001 |
Robert Delaney | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 40 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | 2010 |
Robert Marshall | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 65 years old | Exonerated | 2015 |
Matthew Zito | Police Officer | White male | Black female, 51 years old | Exonerated | 2006 |
Christophe Iacovides | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 30 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2009 |
Gipsi Franjul | Police Officer | Hispanic female | Black male, 57 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2006 |
Richard Adamiak | Police Officer | White male | Black female, 28 years old | Exonerated | 2001 |
Wilfredo Acevedo | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 38 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2007 |
Craig Roach | Sergeant | Black male | Black male, 42 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2016 |
Ronald Bolte | Lieutenant | White male | Black female, 49 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2012 |
Michael Dunphy | Police Officer | White male | Black female, 39 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2003 |
Robert Nugent | Police Officer | White male | Black female, 37 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2004 |
James Slavin | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 30 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2015 |
Suhail Sofizada | Police Officer | Asian male | Black male, 24 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | 2013 |
Narine Ramlochan | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 26 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2012 |
Dennis Russo | Police Officer | White male | Black female, 29 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2005 |
Eric Ortega | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 39 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2011 |
Victor Dejesus | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 30 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2010 |
Thiago Bini | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 38 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2006 |
Philip Tsang | Police Officer | Asian male | Black male, 23 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2015 |
Daniel Zollo | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 28 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2009 |
Daniel Callinan | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 56 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2016 |
Isa Abbassi | Sergeant | White male | Black male | Exonerated | 2003 |
Leon Batson | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 46 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2018 |
David Sammarco | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 34 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2006 |
Daniel Castaldo | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 19 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2013 |
James Chiusano | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 27 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | 2013 |
Floretta Chow | Police Officer | Black female | Black male, 37 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2001 |
Liam Ohara | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 31 years old | Substantiated (Instructions) | 2013 |
Miles Holman | Police Officer | Black male | Black female, 22 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2013 |
Edwin Simon | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 48 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2008 |
James Franklin | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 29 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2016 |
Jonathan Mckiski | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 17 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2015 |
Kevon Husband | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 34 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2017 |
Richard Warner | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 25 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | 2006 |
Tonica Corlette | Police Officer | Black female | Black male, 26 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2014 |
Jasmine Velez | Police Officer | Hispanic female | Black male, 46 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | 2009 |
Jacqueline Oloughlin | Police Officer | Hispanic female | Black male, 28 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2005 |
James Longo | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 30 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2006 |
Maribel Burgos | Police Officer | Hispanic female | Black male, 29 years old | Exonerated | 2005 |
Robert Mamys | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 18 years old | Exonerated | 2003 |
Michael Cozier | Police Officer | White male | Black female, 45 years old | Substantiated (No Recommendations) | 2013 |
Peter Morales | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 62 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2005 |
Matthew Palmieri | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 21 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2015 |
Patrick Brown | Police Officer | White male | Black female, 20 years old | Exonerated | 2001 |
Edmund Rumman | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 30 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2006 |
Peter Morales | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black female, 50 years old | Exonerated | 2004 |
Justin Jamison | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 48 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2014 |
Peter Morales | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 37 years old | Exonerated | 2003 |
Nathan Mole | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 60 years old | Exonerated | 2005 |
Charles Buglione | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 48 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Peter Morales | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 62 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2005 |
Marlaine Cleveland | Police Officer | Black female | Black male, 33 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | 2013 |
Michael Edmonds | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 39 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2004 |
Michael Gibbs | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 16 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2002 |
Anthony Cutaia | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 47 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2005 |
Christian Salazar | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 55 years old | Exonerated | 2018 |
John Diaz | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Black male, 22 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2018 |
James Conn | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 33 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2013 |
Matthew Brustad | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 55 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2016 |
Clifford Louis | Sergeant | Black male | Black male, 34 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2014 |
Richard Ernyey | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 29 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Meglis Grullon | Police Officer | Hispanic female | Black female, 34 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2019 |
Meglis Grullon | Police Officer | Hispanic female | Black female, 34 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2019 |
Francisco Ponce | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 28 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2010 |
Reinaldo Alvarez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 47 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | 2003 |
Luis Machado | Lieutenant | Hispanic male | Black male, 27 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2016 |
George Taylor | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 26 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2018 |
Anthony Barresi | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 22 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2004 |
Raymond Russo | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 26 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2018 |
Anthony Cimmino | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 34 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2014 |
John Todaro | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 16 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2004 |
Michael Williams | Police Officer | Black male | Black female, 28 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2003 |
Henry Henriquez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 16 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2013 |
Amanjeet Sandhu | Sergeant | Asian male | Black male, 22 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2009 |
Jenny Zurica | Police Officer | Hispanic female | Black male, 22 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2015 |
Sasha Rosen | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 33 years old | Substantiated (No Recommendations) | 2010 |
Kenneth Oconnor | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 16 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2000 |
Miguel Alvarez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 38 years old | Substantiated (Instructions) | 2009 |
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.