Settling for Misconduct
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Case 13-CV-3880

$68,750

EXTENDED DETENTION

Traffic stop Destroy/conceal/fabricate evidence False arrest or report Extended detention Other charges filed

Plaintiff: Paul Myvett

Incident date: 06/22/2009

Allegations:

Officer Fiorito told Myvett to drive away from the scene of a party, and then followed him and arrested him for DUI. Officer Fiorito did not conduct any field sobriety tests and refused Myvett's request for a breathalyzer test. After almost three years, the DUI charge was dismissed. Officer Fiorito, as a "midnight officer," is guaranteed overtime pay every time he goes to traffic court because his court appearances never occur when he's on duty. To this end Officer Fiorito was collecting overtime pay nearly every day of the week by appearing in court for his false DUI arrests. Video surveillance systems started being installed squad cars in 2005. These systems would have showed Officer Fiorito's misconduct. However as late as 2008 Officer Fiorito continued filing DUI charges while using a squad car that did not have a video surveillance system installed.

RICHARD FIORITO

POLICE OFFICER

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$518,748 total payments