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County Human Services Aide Swiped Victim's Benefits Card For Herself: Bergen Prosecutor County Human Services Aide Swiped Victim's Benefits Card For Herself: Bergen Prosecutor
County Human Services Aide Swiped Victim's Benefits Card For Herself: Bergen Prosecutor A Bergen County human services aide stole an electronic benefit transfer card, then spent $2,700 from the victim’s account in cash, authorities charged. Seqiera M. Washington, 44, of Elmwood Park was hired as a full-time human services aid by the Bergen County Board of Social Services in August 2022, records show. Detectives began investigating last month after learning that Washington “obtained an electronic benefit transfer card belonging to another individual without authorization,” Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. State-issued EBT cards replace checks and food coupons for ne…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Bergen Judge Nixes Sex-Discrimination Suit Filed By Retired Rochelle Park Police Officer Bergen Judge Nixes Sex-Discrimination Suit Filed By Retired Rochelle Park Police Officer
Bergen Judge Nixes Sex-Discrimination Suit Filed By Retired Rochelle Park Police Officer A judge in Hackensack on Tuesday dismissed a gender-discrimination complaint filed by a retired Rochelle Park police officer. Donna Porcaro sued the township, the police department and Police Chief Robert Flannelly two years ago, claiming that she was denied opportunities that her male co-workers got and was the victim of harassment and inappropriate comments in a hostile work environment. She reportedly had been seeking $2.5 million. “I'm just glad after 41 years of as a police officer my name and reputation remains honorable,” Flannelly said after Superior Court Judge Mary F. Thurber tos…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Neighbors
2 Bergen County Residents Named NJ Superior Court Judges 2 Bergen County Residents Named NJ Superior Court Judges
2 Bergen County Residents Named NJ Superior Court Judges Two Bergen County residents are among the 27 New Jersey Superior Court judges confirmed on Thursday. According to the New Jersey Law Journal, the two judges are: Carol Catuogno of Franklin Lakes: an assistant Bergen County prosecutor who has been with the office since 1998. She currently is a trial section chief. From 1991 to 1998, she was an assistant district attorney with the Richmond County District Attorney’s Office in Staten Island, New York. Mitchell Steinhart of Fair Lawn: a staff attorney for the Bergen County Board of Social Services since 1987. From 1986 to 1987, he was with Pow…

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by Cecilia Levine