GLPOA Missing Funds Update
Details from the Passaic County Prosecutor’s office
According to Nina Surich, the Passaic County Senior Prosecutor handling the case, an agreement was reached on February 8, 2019. As a result of the complaint (S-2018-000130-1615, 1. / THEFT BY UNLAWFL TAKING-MOVABLE PROP VAL $500-$74999 ETC, 2C:20-3A, DEG:3;), brought before Judge Adam E. Jacobs, it was agreed upon that $15,768.34 restitution would be paid directly to the Gordon Lakes Property Owners Association.
According to the PreTrial Intervention “Order of Postponement,” released to GLPOA Board officers on Feb. 22, 2019 by Zoraida Feliz, Victim Witness Advocacy for the Passaic Country Prosecutor’s Office, repayment in the amount of $400 per month, will begin 30 days from the date of the agreement (2/8/19 – so approximately March 10 or 11 of 2019).
These details were agreed upon as part of special conditions of PTI (PreTrial Intervention) supervision. According to www.nj.courts.gov, the PreTrial Intervention program (PTI) “provides defendants, generally first-time offenders, with opportunities for alternatives to the traditional criminal justice process of ordinary prosecution. PTI seeks to render early rehabilitative services when such services can reasonably be expected to deter future criminal behavior.” To learn more about PTI program rules in NJ, visit: https://www.njcourts.gov/attorneys/assets/rules/r3-28.pdf.
Finally, and again according to www.nj.courts.gov, PTI “Participants have criminal charges formally suspended for up to three years. Once a participant completes the program, charges are dismissed. However, if defendants fail to complete special conditions attached to their term of PTI supervision, they can be terminated from the program. The termination triggers resumption of the formal criminal process. Those defendants may face indictment and trial, and if convicted, face the penalties prescribed by the Criminal Code. The Administrative Office of the Courts maintains a computer registry of all PTI applicants to ensure that a person is not admitted into PTI more than once.
