Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Correctional Officer Efrin Wade was both suspended for 541 days and terminated by the Essex County Department of Corrections, with termination finalized in 2025. In January 2023, Wade engaged in communications with an individual he believed was smuggling contraband into the facility, later identified as an undercover FBI agent. On March 14, 2023, he was found in possession of contraband tobacco and arrested. Wade pleaded guilty in federal court to extortion under color of official right and was sentenced to one year and one day in federal prison.
(a)(1) Incompetent, inefficient or failure to perform duties
(a)(6)
(a)(7)
(a)(12)
Violation of Title18 United States Code Section 1951(a)(2) (a)(12)
Violation of Department Policies and Procedures – Immediate suspension pending criminal charges.
Separated while IA pending
No
Synopsis as reported by the agency
In January 2023, while employed as a correctional officer at Essex County Correctional Facility (ECCF), Officer Efrin Wade engaged in communications with an individual he believed was involved in smuggling contraband into the facility; the individual was later identified as an undercover FBI agent. On March 14, 2023, during his shift, Officer Wade was found in possession of contraband tobacco products and was subsequently arrested and charged with extortion under color of official right. Officer Wade later pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of extortion under color of official right and was sentenced to one year and one day in federal prison, followed by one year of supervised release. Termination was finalized in 2025.
Compensation and pension
No confident pension match found. This officer's record shows a termination; a terminated officer would not have an active PFRS/SPRS record at this agency, which is one reason no match may exist here. This site links a pension record to a named officer only when the name and the exact employing agency both match a New Jersey Treasury record. Other general possibilities include insufficient vesting, a role not covered by PFRS or SPRS, a deferred or vested status not reflected in a current snapshot, or a data-matching limitation. See methodology for how these matches are made and what is withheld.
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Questions and answers
What is a summary of Efrin Wade's major discipline record?
Correctional Officer Efrin Wade was both suspended for 541 days and terminated by the Essex County Department of Corrections, with termination finalized in 2025. In January 2023, Wade engaged in communications with an individual he believed was smuggling contraband into the facility, later identified as an undercover FBI agent. On March 14, 2023, he was found in possession of contraband tobacco and arrested. Wade pleaded guilty in federal court to extortion under color of official right and was sentenced to one year and one day in federal prison.
What is Efrin Wade's major discipline record at Essex County Corrections?
Efrin Wade has one major discipline record at Essex County Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2025. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Efrin Wade's record show a termination?
Yes. At least one of Efrin Wade's major discipline records shows a termination, reported for 2025.
How does Essex County Corrections score on this site's report card?
This site's report card places Essex County Corrections in the lowest fifth of peers of its peer group on reported internal affairs volume and discipline severity. The grade is analysis by this site, not an official rating, and it describes the department, not Efrin Wade individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 303. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩