Major discipline · 2025[1]
TerminatedSuspended 541 days- Rank as reported
- Officer
- Sustained charge(s)
- (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
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.
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.