Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Officer James Carelli was suspended for 10 days by the Gloucester County Sheriffs Office. On March 5, 2019, while on duty and assigned to work the holding areas for Drug Court, Carelli came into possession of confidential information regarding a Drug Court defendant and subsequently disseminated that official and confidential information. The offense occurred in 2019, but the appeal became final in 2022.
On March 5, 2019, Officer Carelli was on duty and assigned to work the holding areas for Drug Court. Officer Carelli came into possession of confidential information regarding a Drug Court Defendant. Officer Carelli subsequently disseminated the official and confidential information. The offense occurred in 2019, but the appeal became final in 2022. Officer Carelli was suspended for ten (10) days.
Compensation and pension
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Similar records
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Michael Rouse · Gloucester County Sheriff's Department · 2022
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Sustained charge(s): Incompetency and Conduct Unbecoming
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Derek Barow · Gloucester County Sheriff's Department · 2024
David Hayes · Gloucester County Sheriff's Department · 2024
Suspended 56 days
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Edward McCormick · Gloucester County Sheriff's Department · 2023
Suspended 20 days
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Mark Hasenpat · Gloucester County Sheriff's Department · 2023
Suspended 69 days
Sustained charge(s): Conduct Unbecoming
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Questions and answers
What is a summary of James Carelli's major discipline record?
Officer James Carelli was suspended for 10 days by the Gloucester County Sheriffs Office. On March 5, 2019, while on duty and assigned to work the holding areas for Drug Court, Carelli came into possession of confidential information regarding a Drug Court defendant and subsequently disseminated that official and confidential information. The offense occurred in 2019, but the appeal became final in 2022.
What is James Carelli's major discipline record at Gloucester County Sheriff's Department?
James Carelli has one major discipline record at Gloucester County Sheriff's Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2022. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does James Carelli's record show a termination?
The major discipline records shown here do not report a termination for James Carelli at Gloucester County Sheriff's Department.
How does Gloucester County Sheriff's Department score on this site's report card?
This site's report card places Gloucester County Sheriff's Department in the highest 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 James Carelli individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2191. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩