Executive Law Section 75(5)(b) Referrals

Under Executive Law section 75(5)(b), covered law enforcement agencies are required to refer to the Office of the New York State Attorney General (OAG) instances in which the agency has:

"receiv[ed] at least five complaints from five or more individuals relating to at least five separate instances involving a certain officer or employee within two years."

Upon receiving such a referral, OAG is required to:

"investigate [the] complaints to determine whether the subject officer or employee has engaged in a pattern or practice of misconduct, excessive force, or dishonesty."

The following table contains information related to 75(5)(b) referrals that LEMIO has closed to date.

  • Pattern of misconduct: After investigation, we concluded that the referred officer or employee engaged in a pattern or practice of misconduct, use of excessive force, or acts of dishonesty. To determine if there is a pattern, we assess whether the referred person engaged in multiple instances of similar misconduct. While the instances of misconduct must have some degree of similarity or commonality, they do not need to be identical, either with respect to the conduct or the law or policy that was violated.
  • No pattern: After investigation of the referred complaints, we did not find a pattern of misconduct.
  • No pattern; issue(s) noted: We did not find a pattern of misconduct, but noted one or more issues in the closing letter.
  • Administrative closure: The referral has been closed on an administrative basis because the referred person left the referring agency before the investigation concluded and is not actively serving in a law enforcement role with another covered agency.

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Agency Subject officer name Date closed Determination Document title
Agency New York City Police Department Subject officer name Grieco, David Date closed Determination Pattern of misconduct Document title 75(5)(b) Findings - New York City PD - D Grieco
Agency New York City Police Department Subject officer name Greaige, Brian Date closed Determination Pattern of misconduct Document title 75(5)(b) Findings - New York City PD - B Greaige
Agency New York City Police Department Subject officer name Holder, James Date closed Determination No pattern Document title 75(5)(b) Findings - New York City PD - J Holder
Agency New York City Police Department Subject officer name Goddard, Jamar Date closed Determination Administrative closure Document title 75(5)(b) Closure - New York City PD - J Goddard
Agency New York City Police Department Subject officer name Sidorskiy, Michael Date closed Determination Administrative closure Document title 75(5)(b) Closure - New York City PD - M Sidorskiy
Agency New York City Police Department Subject officer name Ortiz, Anderson Date closed Determination No pattern Document title 75(5)(b) Findings - New York City PD - A Ortiz
Agency New York City Police Department Subject officer name Cozier, Michael Date closed Determination Administrative closure Document title 75(5)(b) Closure - New York City PD - M Cozier
Agency Syracuse City Police Department Subject officer name Cordero, Angel Date closed Determination No pattern Document title 75(5)(b) Findings - Syracuse City PD - A Cordero
Agency New York City Police Department Subject officer name Padilla, Kevin Date closed Determination No pattern Document title 75(5)(b) Findings - New York City PD - K Padilla
Agency New York City Police Department Subject officer name Bhuiyan, Mahmudul Date closed Determination No pattern Document title 75(5)(b) Findings - New York City PD - M Bhuiyan
Agency Syracuse City Police Department Subject officer name Sisley, Eric Date closed Determination No pattern Document title 75(5)(b) Findings - Syracuse City PD - E Sisley
Agency New York City Police Department Subject officer name Counihan, Steven Date closed Determination No pattern Document title 75(5)(b) Findings - New York City PD - S Counihan
Agency New York City Police Department Subject officer name Hui, Samuel Date closed Determination Pattern of misconduct Document title 75(5)(b) Findings - New York City PD - S Hui
Agency New York City Police Department Subject officer name Ladson, Dana Date closed Determination Administrative closure Document title 75(5)(b) Closure - New York City PD - D Ladson
Agency New York City Police Department Subject officer name Moussa, James Date closed Determination No pattern Document title 75(5)(b) Findings - New York City PD - J Moussa
Agency New York City Police Department Subject officer name Scheblein, Bryan Date closed Determination Pattern of misconduct Document title 75(5)(b) Findings - New York City PD - B Scheblein
Agency New York City Police Department Subject officer name Patti, Stephen Date closed Determination No pattern Document title 75(5)(b) Findings - New York City PD - S Patti
Agency Tonawanda City Police Department Subject officer name Bentley, Stephen Date closed Determination No pattern Document title 75(5)(b) Findings - Tonawanda City PD - S Bentley
Agency New York City Police Department Subject officer name Maloshag, Maxim Date closed Determination No pattern Document title 75(5)(b) Findings - New York City PD - M Maloshag
Agency New York City Police Department Subject officer name Quizhpi, Fazio Date closed Determination No pattern Document title 75(5)(b) Findings - New York City PD - F Quizhpi
Agency Tonawanda Town Police Department Subject officer name Lund, Nicholas Date closed Determination No pattern Document title 75(5)(b) Findings - Tonawanda Town PD - N Lund
Agency New York City Police Department Subject officer name Fusaro, Christopher Date closed Determination Pattern of misconduct Document title 75(5)(b) Findings - New York City PD - C Fusaro
Agency Suffolk County Police Department Subject officer name Weiner, Christopher Date closed Determination No pattern; issue(s) noted Document title 75(5)(b) Findings - Suffolk County PD - C Weiner
Agency Buffalo City Police Department Subject officer name Britzzalaro, John Date closed Determination No pattern; issue(s) noted Document title 75(5)(b) Findings - Buffalo City PD - J Britzzalaro
Agency New York City Police Department Subject officer name Daverin, Henry Date closed Determination Pattern of misconduct Document title 75(5)(b) Findings - New York City PD - H Daverin
Agency New York City Police Department Subject officer name Elhanafi, Mohamed Date closed Determination No pattern Document title 75(5)(b) Findings - New York City PD - M Elhanafi
Agency New York City Police Department Subject officer name Keegan, Sean Date closed Determination Pattern of misconduct Document title 75(5)(b) Findings - New York City PD - S Keegan
Agency New York City Police Department Subject officer name Ezagui, Chaim Date closed Determination Pattern of misconduct Document title 75(5)(b) Findings - New York City PD - C Ezagui
Agency New York City Police Department Subject officer name Lindquist, James Date closed Determination Pattern of misconduct Document title 75(5)(b) Findings - New York City PD - J Lindquist
Agency Nassau County Police Department Subject officer name Muller, Richard Date closed Determination No pattern Document title 75(5)(b) Findings - Nassau County PD - R Muller
Agency Utica City Police Department Subject officer name Jackson, Wesley Date closed Determination No pattern; issue(s) noted Document title 75(5)(b) Findings - Utica City PD - W Jackson
Agency New York City Police Department Subject officer name Pomerantz, Michael Date closed Determination No pattern Document title 75(5)(b) Findings - New York City PD - M Pomerantz
Agency New York City Police Department Subject officer name Fini, Giovanni Date closed Determination No pattern Document title 75(5)(b) Findings - New York City PD - G Fini
Agency Endicott Village Police Department Subject officer name Rossi, James Date closed Determination No pattern; issue(s) noted Document title 75(5)(b) Findings - Endicott Village PD - J Rossi
Agency Syracuse City Police Department Subject officer name Prudhomme, Grant Date closed Determination Pattern of misconduct Document title 75(5)(b) Findings - Syracuse City PD - G Prudhomme
Agency Buffalo City Police Department Subject officer name Hy, Richard Date closed Determination Pattern of misconduct Document title 75(5)(b) Findings - Buffalo City PD - R Hy
Agency Auburn City Police Department Subject officer name Bufano, Michael Date closed Determination No pattern; issue(s) noted Document title 75(5)(b) Findings - Auburn City PD - M Bufano
Agency Nassau County Police Department Subject officer name Moore, Jerome Date closed Determination No pattern; issue(s) noted Document title 75(5)(b) Findings - Nassau County PD - J Moore
Agency Nassau County Police Department Subject officer name Petoske, John Date closed Determination No pattern Document title 75(5)(b) Findings - Nassau County PD - J Petoske
Agency Suffolk County Police Department Subject officer name Brosi, Christopher Date closed Determination No pattern; issue(s) noted Document title 75(5)(b) Findings - Suffolk County PD - C Brosi
Agency Syracuse City Police Department Subject officer name Zaccaria, Matthew Date closed Determination No pattern Document title 75(5)(b) Findings - Syracuse City PD - M Zaccaria
Agency New York City Police Department Subject officer name Hoxha, Merita Date closed Determination No pattern Document title 75(5)(b) Findings - New York City PD - M Hoxha
Agency New York City Police Department Subject officer name Boyce, Christopher Date closed Determination No pattern Document title 75(5)(b) Findings - New York City PD - C Boyce
Agency Nassau County Police Department Subject officer name Quinn, Casey Date closed Determination No pattern; issue(s) noted Document title 75(5)(b) Findings - Nassau County PD - C Quinn
Agency Syracuse City Police Department Subject officer name Townsend, Chelsea Date closed Determination No pattern Document title 75(5)(b) Findings - Syracuse City PD - C Townsend
Agency Nassau County Police Department Subject officer name Fosbeck, Richard Date closed Determination No pattern; issue(s) noted Document title 75(5)(b) Findings - Nassau County PD - R Fosbeck
Agency Nassau County Police Department Subject officer name Lauro, John Date closed Determination No pattern Document title 75(5)(b) Findings - Nassau County PD - J Lauro
Agency Suffolk County Police Department Subject officer name Engelhardt, Thomas Date closed Determination No pattern; issue(s) noted Document title 75(5)(b) Findings - Suffolk County PD - T Engelhardt
Agency Syracuse City Police Department Subject officer name Witter, Robert Date closed Determination No pattern Document title 75(5)(b) Findings - Syracuse City PD - R Witter
Agency Syracuse City Police Department Subject officer name Nellis, Cody Date closed Determination No pattern Document title 75(5)(b) Findings - Syracuse City PD - C Nellis