It took Nassau 3 years to fire DiLeonardo and he will not lose anything in the civil suit for the actions against the police that covered up his shooting. The other office Bienz is still on the force and has been promoted to lieutenant making almost $200K per year. No actions against internal affairs for failure to act, no other actions a against anyone. Bruce Blakeman indicated controls have been put in place to prevent this in the future.
So taxpayers foot the bill for police incompetence once again as in the case brought by the family of Joanna Bird.
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During a roadside dispute in Huntington Station, off-duty Nassau cop Anthony DiLeonardo shot and pistol whipped Thomas Moroughan.
When they responded, Suffolk County police accepted DiLeonardo's claim that he was acting in self defense. Moroughan was later exonerated of any wrongdoing. Internal affairs at Nassau Police also found that key portions of DiLeonardo’s statements were untrue.
In January, a federal judge rebuffed attempts by both Nassau and Suffolk counties to have the case dismissed. Suffolk County is also expected to announce a settlement in the coming weeks.
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https://www.wshu.org/long-island-new...shot-by-police
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