Major discipline · 2023[1]
Terminated- Rank as reported
- Senior Parole Officer
- Sustained charge(s)
- Ofc. Mahoney was charged with , serious mistake due to carelessness, , falsification, failure to provide complete candor and .
- Separated while IA pending
- not reported
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Senior Parole Officer Christopher Mahoney was terminated by the NJ State Parole Board in 2023 under a settlement in which he resigned. From October 2022 to December 2022, Mahoney falsified reports and logs to reflect that he was performing his duties while conducting field activities for an average of only 4 hours a day. He advised parolees in advance to drink water before urine screenings or did not administer substance abuse tests despite documenting them. Sustained charges included falsification, neglect of duty, and conduct unbecoming.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
From October 2022 to December 2022, the officer falsified reports, logs and records to reflect that he was performing his his duties; specifically, the officer was conducting field activities for an average of only 4 hours/day and was home or near his home for the remainder of the day without authorization and without using sick and/or administrative leave time; there was evidence that the officer was falsifying his reports; he was scheduling home visits with parolees and advised them in advance to “drink water” in preparation for urine screenings or did not administer substance abuse tests despite documenting same; and failed to meet the minimum contact standards. Mahoney was generally resigned in lieu of termination as part of a settlement agreement.