Article regarding whistleblower lawsuit pursuant to the NJ Conscientious Employee Protection Act (CEPA)) out of Ocean County, New Jersey, and centered on harassment of a then Jackson Township Police Department Detective who was also then the President of the Police Benevolent Association, Local 168, in retaliation for giving a statement that implicated two Jackson Township Police Department officers, James Anuario and John Suanno, in illegal conduct. According to public records, Anuario and Suanno both suddenly retired, collecting over $90,000/yr pensions, and were never charged or otherwise subject to any prosecution. The county prosecutor at the time was Marlene Lynch Ford and who is now the Ocean County Superior Court Assignment Judge (the head judge of the county).
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5-02-12 Asbury Park Press article by Amanda Oglesby - Lawsuit settled for $950K
Article regarding whistleblower lawsuit pursuant to the NJ Conscientious Employee Protection Act (CEPA)) out of Ocean County, New Jersey, and centered on harassment of a then Jackson Township Police Department Detective who was also then the President of the Police Benevolent Association, Local 168, in retaliation for giving a statement that implicated two Jackson Township Police Department officers, James Anuario and John Suanno, in illegal conduct. According to public records, Anuario and Suanno both suddenly retired, collecting over $90,000/yr pensions, and were never charged or otherwise subject to any prosecution. The county prosecutor at the time was Marlene Lynch Ford and who is now the Ocean County Superior Court Assignment Judge (the head judge of the county).
Article regarding whistleblower lawsuit pursuant to the NJ Conscientious Employee Protection Act (CEPA)) out of Ocean County, New Jersey, and centered on harassment of a then Jackson Township Police Department Detective who was also then the President of the Police Benevolent Association, Local 168, in retaliation for giving a statement that implicated two Jackson Township Police Department officers, James Anuario and John Suanno, in illegal conduct. According to public records, Anuario and Suanno both suddenly retired, collecting over $90,000/yr pensions, and were never charged or otherwise subject to any prosecution. The county prosecutor at the time was Marlene Lynch Ford and who is now the Ocean County Superior Court Assignment Judge (the head judge of the county).