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A 41-year-old New Jersey parole officer was caught stealing from the North Bergen Target store in a sneaky way for months, authorities said.
Jorge Ortega, of Jersey City, used the commonly-called ticket-switch fraud method to change labels on various Target store items between July and October of this year, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.
Particularly, Ortega would take labels of lower-priced items and stick them on higher-priced items in the Tonnele Avenue store, Suarez said.
Ortega was arrested Friday, Dec. 11, and charged with theft by deception then issued a disorderly persons offense, Suarez said.
He was released on a summons with a court appearance scheduled for Jan. 4, Suarez said.
Hudson County View
Jorge Ortega. Photo courtesy of the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office.
By John Heinis/Hudson County View
The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Public Integrity Unit, Internal Affairs Section in conjunction with the North Bergen Police Department, arrested and charged a New Jersey parole officer with theft by deception following an investigation, Suarez said in a statement.
Jorge Ortega, 41, of Jersey City, was arrested on Friday afternoon at Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office in Jersey City.
Ortega has been charged with theft by deception, a disorderly persons offense, and was released on a summons complaint.
His first court appearance is scheduled for January 4th, 2021.