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Authorities said in court Monday that Police Officer Michael Daragjati stopped and frisked an African-American man on Targee Street in Stapleton, Staten Island on April 15, but did not find anything.

They said when the man asked for the officer's badge and name, he was arrested without probable cause.

Investigators said Daragjati, seen above in a court sketch, lied on the report, falsely claiming the man resisted arrest.

Daragjati, who is white, was also caught on tape talking about the arrest, allegedly saying he "fried another nigger," and repeatedly used the slur to talk about black people.

The officer was also charged with wire fraud, extortion and insurance fraud, related to a construction and snow removal business he operated on the side.

Prosecutors said in January he intentionally damaged one of his snow removal business' trucks and falsely filed for damages.

The officer also allegedly made several people beat up a Staten Island man who was accused of stealing a snow plow from his business.

Daragjati was heard on a wire tap saying he was going to "take care of it from the Albanian point of view" and that he was "not going to handle it the cop way."

Prosecutors said when Daragjati learned federal agents were investigating the assault, he was wiretapped saying if he lost his job, "If something happens, these guys are dead."

NYPD officials said they started to investigate Daragjati in January on allegations he was associating with a drug dealer.

The judge ordered Daragjati held behind bars, saying his words show that he is a danger to society.

Daragjati's lawyer, Michael Martinez, disagreed.

"Very disappointed. I said everything in court I needed to say," Martinez told reporters Monday.

In Stapleton, residents said they were not surprised by the officer's alleged conduct.

"They stop us for no reason, like, we don't do nothing, you know?" said one local. "Walk to the store, they stop us, go in our pockets. Throw your change which you got in your pocket after they done searching your pockets."

"It's guys like that that do disservice to the good cops," said another local.

Daragjati, who did not enter a plea and did not say much in court, is being held without bail.

He is scheduled to return to federal court on Wednesday, when Martinez will try to convince the judge to set the officer free on bail.