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1. Former Newark daycare operator Muslimah Suluki gets 4 years in prison for stealing over $234K in public funds
(N.J./State)

... at trial as an accomplice of third-degree charges of theft by failure to make a required disposition of property, misconduct by a corporate official, and failure to file a state income tax return for 2002. ...

2. N.J. approves of Christie’s education proposals — to a point
(N.J./State)

... Jersey public school for three years, a teacher is either given tenure or let go. The poll described tenure for teachers as being “basically given a permanent job unless they engage in serious misconduct.” ...

3. Ex-Middlesex sheriff Joe Spicuzzo and two underlings indicted on bribes-for-jobs charges
(N.J./State)

... River, a suspended sheriff’s officer. The men are charged with various counts of conspiracy, official misconduct and bribery, all second-degree offenses. Spicuzzo is also charged with second-degree pattern ...

4. N.J. inmate Angel Vasquez of the Bronx gets 7 more years for role in prison smuggling scheme
(N.J./State)

... in prison. He is scheduled to be sentenced on Sept. 26. On April 18, Roman, 47, of the Avenel section of Woodbridge, pleaded guilty to racketeering and official misconduct before Rodriguez. The state ...

5. Three chiropractors, eight others charged in running scheme to recruit patients
(Health/Healthquest)

... claims fraud, misconduct by a corporate official and criminal use of runners. Greenberg is the owner of the New Jersey Chiropractic & Rehabilitations Centres, with its office located at 184 Livingston ...

6. Denise Johnson of Paulsboro gets 4 years for defrauding state of more than $20K
(N.J./State)

... Allen-Jackson in Woodbury. Johnson pleaded guilty on Jan. 18 to second-degree official misconduct, admitting that she defrauded the HEA program of $22,980 by filing nine false applications to obtain benefits. ...

7. Former investigator Darrin DiBiasi charged with collecting bribe for ex-sheriff Joe Spicuzzo
(N.J./State)

... Official Corruption Bureau on a complaint and warrant charging him with second-degree official misconduct, state Criminal Justice Director Stephen J. Taylor announced. It is alleged that DiBiasi collected ...

8. Five N.J. men sentenced for smuggling cocaine from Houston
(N.J./State)

... guilty on March 16 to first-degree cocaine trafficking and second degree official misconduct. The state will recommend that Braswell be sentenced to 15 to 20 years in prison, including 10 to 12 ½ years ...

9. N.J. DOT engineer Gaudner Metellus and accomplice indicted for seeking $325,000 in bribes
(N.J./State)

...  The Division of Criminal Justice Corruption Bureau obtained a grand jury indictment charging Metellus, 32, of Philadelphia, the DOT engineer, and Dubose, 30, of Boston, with conspiracy, official misconduct, ...

10. Four former Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission supervisors indicted
(N.J./State)

... and equipment like their own property.” Ardis, Keogh and Mazza are each charged with conspiracy, official misconduct, pattern of official misconduct and theft by unlawful taking or disposition. Bazela ...

11. REPORTED FEDERAL PROSECUTOR MISCONDUCT TO USA TODAY.
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USA TODAY REPORT - FEDERAL PROSECUTOR MISCONDUCT ONGOING "JUSTICE IN THE BALANCE SERIES" SEND INFO/TIPS TO: JusticeDepartment@USAToday.com http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/judicial/2010-12-08-prosecutor_N.htm ...

12. Paolo 'Paul' Mariano of Wayne gets four years in prison for stealing from Passaic County government
(N.J./State)

... in Paterson. Mariano pleaded guilty on March 28 to two counts of second-degree official misconduct. The charges stem from an investigation by the state Division of Criminal Justice Corruption Bureau. Mariano ...

13. N.J. Police Capt. Brian Brady facing prison for falsifying personnel records
(N.J./State)

... three counts of second-degree official misconduct and one count of second-degree pattern of official misconduct. He turned himself in to detectives Tuesday to be processed, and was released without posting ...

14. Alleged sexual misconduct leads to indictment for former Clifton principal Jimmie Warren
(N.J./State)

BY ALICIA CRUZ NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM The former principal of Clifton High School has been indicted by a Passaic County grand jury on a charge of official misconduct for allegedly using his authority ...

15. Inmate Quadir Barnes pleads guilty to smuggling cell phones, drugs into Northern State Prison
(N.J./State)

... that were smuggled into the prison by a former corrections officer, Luis S. Roman, 47, of Woodbridge. Roman pleaded guilty on April 18 to charges of racketeering and official misconduct. The state will ...

16. Arrest of Trenton's Deputy Mayor Paul Sigmund is another embarrassment for Mayor Mack
(N.J./State)

... employees were indicted on charges including official misconduct and bribery, reported The Trenton Times on NJ.com On Monday, the administration was handed another embarrassing blow with the arrest of ...

17. Physicians Richard Balderston, Thomas Errico, Jeffrey Goldstein reprimanded by N.J. medical board
(N.J./State)

... of Medical Examiners announced Tuesday. The board reprimanded Drs. Richard A. Balderston, Thomas J. Errico, and Jeffrey A. Goldstein for committing professional misconduct by not disclosing to their research ...

18. Former N.J. corrections officer, Luis S. Roman, pleads guilty to prison smuggling scheme
(N.J./State)

... State Prison in Newark Roman, 47, of the township’s Avenel section, pleaded guilty to racketeering and official misconduct before state Superior Court Judge Mathias E. Rodriguez in New Brunswick. Under ...

19. Ex-Perth Amboy mayor Joe Vas gets an additional 5 to 8 years in prison
(N.J./State)

... from public employment. Vas pleaded guilty on Nov. 18 to two counts of official misconduct and one count each of theft by unlawful taking and money laundering. Vas admitted that he engaged in a series ...

20. Former N.Y. Giants star Lawrence Taylor earns Level 1 sex offender status
(Sports/Professional)

... prostitute and sexual misconduct, both Class A misdemeanors. Taylor was sentenced to six years probation, ordered to register as a sex offender and pay a $2,000 fine, the Rockland County Prosecutors office ...