Major discipline · 2024[1]
Suspended 2,205 daysSeparated while IA pending- Rank as reported
- Detective
- Sustained charge(s)
- 2C:30-2A Official Misconduct; 2C:28-4b(1) Ficticious Reports; (a) 6 a public emloyee
- Separated while IA pending
- Yes
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Detective Familia was arrested on December 5, 2018, and charged with fictitious reports for detailing a hand-to-hand drug transaction that he knew did not occur, the Passaic County Sheriffs Office reported. On January 16, 2024, he pled guilty to the amended charge of tampering with public records and, as a condition, forfeited his position and is permanently disqualified from future public employment with the State of New Jersey. The record lists a 2,205-day suspension.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On December 5, 2018 Det. Familia was arrested and criminally charged with fictitious reports, specifically by detailing a hand-to-hand drug transaction that he knew did not occur. On January 16, 2024 he plead guilty to the amended charge of Tampering with Public Records, and as a condition, forfeited his position as a public employee, and is forever disqualified from holding any future position of public employment with the State of New Jersey.