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NJ State Parole Board

Reported as: NJ State Parole BoardState agency

Jurisdiction context

Civil service status not verified

We could not match this agency to the NJCSC roster with confidence. Whether the Title 4A framework applies here is not asserted either way.

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Reflects the NJCSC Appendix A roster as of 2026-07-04. Context only, not legal advice.

In brief

The NJ State Parole Board is a state agency. It reported 52 sworn officers in 2025 and 61 internal affairs investigations that year. Its rate of 117.3 investigations per 100 officers was above the 105 median for state agencies. Of the 61 investigations detailed for 2025, 22 reported sustained complaints. The most common allegation was Other Departmental Rule Violation.

Across the 2020-2025 releases, 29 major discipline records appear, and 12 of them were terminations. On the report card the agency received a D, placing it in the 70th percentile of 11 peers among all state agencies. A higher volume of internal affairs activity can reflect more misconduct or a stronger reporting culture.

Written by this site strictly from the figures on this page; every number is cited below.

Sworn officers, 2025

52[1]

IA investigations, 2025

61[1]

Incidents, 2025

44[1]

Major discipline records

29

All years, 2020-2025

Internal affairs investigations by year

602021632022362023512024612025
Internal affairs investigations reported by NJ State Parole Board, by year
Internal affairs investigations reported by NJ State Parole Board, by year
20212022202320242025
6063365161

As reported to the Attorney General.[2][3][4][5][6]

Complaint mix, 2025

Most serious allegation per investigation, as categorized by the reporting agency. Allegations are not findings: of 61 investigations, 22 reported one or more sustained complaints. Officer-level rows list 59 officers involved.[7]

Most serious allegation

Most serious allegations reported by NJ State Parole Board, 2025
Most serious allegations reported by NJ State Parole Board, 2025
Other Departmental Rule Violation30
Demeanor11
Excessive Force4
Neglect of Duty3
Drug Test Failure3
Loss Of Or Failure To Safeguard Agency Propert3
Insubordination/Disobeying An Order2
Domestic violence (Non-Criminal)1
AdministrativeConduct / dutyRights / integrityViolence / criminal

Internal disposition

Internal dispositions reported by NJ State Parole Board, 2025
Internal dispositions reported by NJ State Parole Board, 2025
Sustained22
Unfounded18
Administratively Closed7
Exonerated6
not provided5
Not Sustained3

Against peers, 2025

AnalysisComputed by this site from reported totals; not an official statistic.
NJ STATE PAROLE BOARD117.3COUNTY MEDIAN, STATE AGENCY (0)n/aNJ MEDIAN, STATE AGENCY (12)105.0
Internal affairs investigations per 100 officers, 2025 (investigations per 100 sworn officers)
Internal affairs investigations per 100 officers, 2025 (investigations per 100 sworn officers)
NJ State Parole Board117.3
County median, state agency (0)not computable
NJ median, state agency (12)105.0

Investigations per 100 sworn officers, using the officer counts each agency reported for 2025. A higher number is ambiguous on its own: it can reflect more misconduct, or a stronger internal reporting culture. Medians are computed within the same agency type only.

Major discipline records

Major discipline records reported by NJ State Parole Board, 2020-2025
YearOfficerRankSanction as reportedSrc
2025Eddie CollinsSenior Parole OfficerSuspended 10 days[8]
2025Andrew GrennorSergeantSeparated while IA pending[9]
2024Marissa EdwardsParole Officer RecruitTerminated[10]
2024Charles ParrishSenior Parole OfficerTerminatedSeparated while IA pending[11]
2024Marquise McElhaneySenior Parole OfficerSuspended 120 days[12]
2024Richard CaballeroParole Officer RecruitTerminated[13]
2024Nestor RigailSenior Parole OfficerSuspended 90 days[14]
2023Carlos PimentelSenior Parole OfficerTerminated[15]
2023Christopher MahoneySenior Parole OfficerTerminated[16]
2023James DickinsonCaptainSuspended 20 days[17]
2023Keith RothfritzSenior Parole OfficerSuspended 5 days[18]
2023Julia SingletonSenior Parole OfficerSuspended 90 days[19]
2022Eric DiazSr. POTerminated[20]
2022Todd ParisiSr. POSuspended 8 days[21]
2022Eric DiazSr. POSuspended 30 days[22]
2022Richard MurshenoSr. POSuspended 120 days[23]
2022Timothy JohnsonSr. POTerminated[24]
2021Ian DehavenSergeantSuspended 10 days[25]
2021Thomas LambertSenior Parole OfficerTerminated[26]
2021John LangleySenior Parole OfficerSuspended 90 days[27]
2021Blanquery TejedaSenior Parole OfficerSuspended 45 days[28]
2021Eric DiazSenior Parole OfficerSuspended 15 days[29]
2021Peter DegnanSergeantDemotedSuspended 120 days[30]
2021Thomas TrovatoSergeantDemotedSuspended 120 days[31]
2021Carlos PimentelSenior Parole OfficerTerminated[32]
2021Jorge OrtegaSenior Parole OfficerTerminated[33]
2021Thomas LambertSenior Parole OfficerTerminated[34]
2021David PinhoSenior Parole OfficerSuspended 10 days[35]
2020Brian BeneParole Officer RecruitTerminated[36]

Every name links to the officer's record page with the agency's full synopsis and citation.

Questions and answers

How many internal affairs investigations did NJ State Parole Board report in 2025?
NJ State Parole Board reported 61 internal affairs investigations in 2025, according to New Jersey Attorney General data. It reported 52 sworn officers that year.
How many major discipline records does NJ State Parole Board have?
NJ State Parole Board has 29 major discipline records in the Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, of which 12 were terminations. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.

Sources

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