Crime & Safety
Millburn Rec Employee Charged with Theft
Township resident Jennifer Lubisco is alleged to have stolen in excess of $500 from the municipality while working for the recreation department.
A seven-year township employee was accused Wednesday of stealing in excess of $500 from the township, officials from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office announced.
Jennifer Lubisco, 33, of Millburn, was charged March 27 with stealing money from the township while working as a customer service representative for the township recreation department, the prosecutor's office said in a release.
An internal audit between January 2011 and August 2012 revealed approximately $8,000 was missing, according to the prosecutor's office.
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“Public service is always a position of trust. Any violation of that trust is taken seriously by this office,” acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn Murray said.
Lubisco was issued a summons and released pending an April 18 court date.
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If convicted, she faces up to five years in prison.
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