Hudson Reporter
More than $80,000 stolen in Jersey City payroll inflation scheme
Department of Recreation payroll clerk pleads guilt to theft by unlawful taking ×
Jersey City resident Angela Rivera pleaded guilty to a charge of second-degree theft by unlawful taking before Superior Court Judge Vincent Militello in Hudson County on Jan. 27.
On Jan. 27, a former Jersey City Department of Recreation payroll clerk pleaded guilty to stealing roughly $80,000 by fraudulently inflating payroll hours for relatives and associates, according to New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal.
Jersey City resident Angela Rivera, 41, who was a payroll clerk and senior analyst for the Jersey City Department of Recreation, pleaded guilty to a charge of second-degree theft by unlawful taking before Superior Court Judge Vincent Militello in Hudson County.