Brooklyn cop gets four years’ probation for lying about getting run over
Cop claimed he had to dive out of the way while video evidence showed otherwise
SUNSET PARK — A member of the NYPD avoided a prison sentence himself on Wednesday when a Brooklyn judge gave him one day in jail and four years of probation as a punishment for lying about getting run over.
Michael Bergmann, 34, pleaded guilty to perjury in November and on Wednesday he faced Justice Danny Chun for sentencing. Bergmann had falsely claimed in a criminal complaint that a man tried to run him and his partner over, and subsequently pleaded guilty to two counts of perjury, one count of making a false statement and one count of official misconduct.