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Officer record · As reported by the employing agency

Joel Familia

Passaic County Sheriffs Office · 1 record · 2024

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.

Compensation and pension

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Sources

  1. [1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1242. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.