Local Police Sergeant In Bergen County Charged With Pocketing PBA Funds

A Northvale police sergeant is accused of embezzling more than $75,000 from local PBA accounts.

Sgt. Charles J. “CJ” Amorosso
Photo Credit: *NORTHVALE PD*

Bergen County Prosecutor's Office News Release
Photo Credit: *BCPO*

04/26/2022 5:50 p.m.

Sgt. Charles J. “CJ” Amorosso, 35, “made cash withdrawals and transferred money out of multiple PBA (Police Benevolent Association) bank accounts without authorization,” Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said on Tuesday, April 26.

Detectives from Musella’s office charged Amorosso with theft on Monday following an investigation stemming from a Feb. 25 complaint, the prosecutor said.

BERGEN COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE PRESS RELEASE: Northvale Police Sergeant Charged With Theft Of PBA Funds

Amorosso, who was also the borough's fire chief, was suspended with pay pending the outcome of the case.

He remains free, with conditions, pending a May 11 first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack.

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