On October 17, 2022, Senior Correctional Police Officer Christopher Smoaks was arrested following an Internal Affairs investigation that found he agreed to bring tobacco into the secured facility for an incarcerated person in exchange for cash payments. On July 19, 2024, Smoaks pled guilty to second-degree conspiracy to commit bribery and was required to forfeit his employment with the Department of Corrections, which terminated him.
(a)(6) a Public Employee. (a)(12) . N.J.A.C. 4A.2-2.7 Actions involving criminal matters C11: an employee. E1: Violation of a rule
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order or administrative decision. N.J.S.A. 2C: 27-2( C ). Bribery. N.J.S.A. 2C: 5-2A (1). Conspiracy to commit bribery.
Separated while IA pending
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Synopsis as reported by the agency
On October 17, 2022 Officer Smoaks was arrested after an investigation from the Internal Affairs Division. Officer Smoaks engaged in conduct that constituted bribery with an incarcerated Person by agreeing to bring prohibited items (specifically tobacco) into the secured facility in exchange for cash payments. On July 19, 2024 Officer Smoaks entered into a plea agreement wherein he pled guilty to 2nd Degree Conspiracy to commit Bribery and it was determined he must forfeit his employment with the NJDOC.
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Other officers at Department Of Corrections
433 other named officers with reported major discipline records at this agency. Major discipline is final and post-appeal, as reported by the agency.
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Questions and answers
What is a summary of Christopher Smoaks's major discipline record?
On October 17, 2022, Senior Correctional Police Officer Christopher Smoaks was arrested following an Internal Affairs investigation that found he agreed to bring tobacco into the secured facility for an incarcerated person in exchange for cash payments. On July 19, 2024, Smoaks pled guilty to second-degree conspiracy to commit bribery and was required to forfeit his employment with the Department of Corrections, which terminated him.
What is Christopher Smoaks's major discipline record at Department Of Corrections?
Christopher Smoaks has one major discipline record at Department Of Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2024. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Christopher Smoaks's record show a termination?
Yes. At least one of Christopher Smoaks's major discipline records shows a termination, reported for 2024.
How large is Department Of Corrections, the department Christopher Smoaks worked for?
Department Of Corrections reported 4,741 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 Smoaks individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1316. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8641. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩