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Ex-Elmwood Park Fire Captain Charged With Embezzling $100,000 From Department
A now-former Elmwood Park fire captain stole nearly $100,000 from the department, said authorities who arrested him.
Robert E. Daubenberger, a 55-year-old former volunteer captain, was charged with theft by deception, forgery and falsifying records after surrendering to authorities, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Friday.
The single, unemployed Daubenberger, who was the department’s treasurer, drew attention after fire officials told police that more than $48,000 was missing from Defender Company #2’s accounts and over $50,000 from the Elmwood Park Fireman’s Relief Association’s …
