Suspended 277 daysSeparated while IA pending2024 · as reported
Sergeant Christopher Angst was charged by the Morris County Prosecutor's Office with off-duty crimes involving a painting company he owns, including third-degree conspiracy to commit insurance fraud, insurance fraud, tampering with records, and forgery. Angst entered a Pretrial Intervention Program and was ordered to forfeit all public employment and be permanently disqualified from public office. The Montclair State University PD suspended him for 277 days, separated him while the internal affairs matter was pending, and imposed a monetary fine or loss of pay.
One count of third-degree Conspiracy to Commit Insurance Fraud, contrary to N.J.S.A. 2C:21-4.6A and N.J.S.A. 2C:5-2, one count of third-degree Insurance Fraud, contrary to N.J.S.A. 2C: 21-4.6a, one count of fourth-degree Tampering with Records, contrary to N.J.S.A. 2C:21-4(a), one count of fourth-degree Failure to Carry Workman’s Compensation Insurance, contrary to Title 34:15-79(a), and one count of fourth-degree Forgery, contrary to N.J.S.A. 2C
21-1(a)(3). Violation of Montclair State University Police Department S.O.P. 1.1 Code of Conduct and Ethics, Section 4.6 Integrity (C).
Violation of Montclair State University Code of Ethics, Section 1(C).
Other sanction
Monetary fine or loss of pay
Separated while IA pending
Yes
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Sgt. Christipher Angst was charged by the Morris County Prosecutors Office for crimes committed while off-duty, involving a company he owns known as C&E Professional Painting LLC. This investigation determined Sgt. Angst violated laws of the State of New Jersey, Montclair State University Police Department Rules and Regulations, and the Montclair State University Code of Ethics. Sgt. Angst entered a Pretrial Intervention Program through the Superior Court of New Jersey Law Division - Morris County and was ordered to forfeit any and all public employment and shall be forever disqualified from holding any office or position of honor, trust or profit under the State or any of its administrative or political subdivisions. MSUPD concurrs with Order of the Court.
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Questions and answers
What is a summary of Christopher Angst's major discipline record?
Sergeant Christopher Angst was charged by the Morris County Prosecutor's Office with off-duty crimes involving a painting company he owns, including third-degree conspiracy to commit insurance fraud, insurance fraud, tampering with records, and forgery. Angst entered a Pretrial Intervention Program and was ordered to forfeit all public employment and be permanently disqualified from public office. The Montclair State University PD suspended him for 277 days, separated him while the internal affairs matter was pending, and imposed a monetary fine or loss of pay.
What is Christopher Angst's major discipline record at Montclair State University Police Department?
Christopher Angst has one major discipline record at Montclair State University Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2024. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
What is Christopher Angst's pension on record?
Christopher Angst's reported monthly pension allowance is $3,339.61, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Christopher Angst has 24 years of reported service.
How large is Montclair State University Police Department, the department Christopher Angst worked for?
Montclair State University Police Department reported 34 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Christopher Angst individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1068. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]YourMoney Retired Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 363374 (member 44353476), snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Retired Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩
[3]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8308. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩