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UPDATE: NJ Admits Errors, Clears Correctional Officer Over Motorcycle Gang Membership, Side Gig UPDATE: NJ Admits Errors, Clears Correctional Officer Over Motorcycle Gang Membership, Side Gig
Update: NJ Admits Errors, Clears Correctional Officer Over Motorcycle Gang Membership, Side Gig New Jersey authorities have dropped a case against a correctional police officer who'd been accused of hiding his membership in two outlaw motorcycle gangs. Ruben Morales, who worked at the state prison in Newark, had also been accused of hiding a food truck business he worked on the side. All of the accusations were recently nullified, however, with the dismissal of a state indictment that had been filed against him. Morales, a correctional officer for nearly 20 years, had publicly professed his innocence since the announcement of the indictment in early 2021. Things finally changed last…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NJ Authorities Discover State Prison Correctional Police Officer Belonged To Outlaw Biker Gang NJ Authorities Discover State Prison Correctional Police Officer Belonged To Outlaw Biker Gang
NJ Authorities Discover State Prison Correctional Police Officer Belonged To Outlaw Biker Gang A correctional police officer at the state prison in Newark was also a member of two outlaw motorcycle gangs, said authorities who charged him with lying about it to keep his job. Ruben Morales, 41, of Orange, lied about being in the “Thug Riders” and “Thunderguards” when he applied to renew his state-issued identification card last year, New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said Tuesday. “The card identifies him as a law enforcement officer, grants him access to state buildings, and marks him as an emergency responder,” Grewal said. “The renewal process requires the completion, ce…

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by Jerry DeMarco