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John Nortesano

Middlesex County Corrections · 1 record · 2025

Suspended 10 days2025 · as reported

John Nortesano, a Correctional Police Lieutenant at the Middlesex County Department of Corrections, was suspended for 10 days in 2025. The agency reported that while on duty, Nortesano engaged in non-work-related interactions with a subordinate outside the scope of his supervisory duties and used a County computer to access a personal messaging service to divert subordinates away from an area they were meant to be patrolling. Sustained charges included violations of the standard of conduct and the County computer and internet use policy. A loss of time was recorded.

Major discipline records

Major discipline · 2025[1]

Suspended 10 days
Rank as reported
Correctional Police Lieutenant (see this rank)
Sustained charge(s)
  • Standard of Conduct
  • County Computer and Internet Use Policy.
Other sanction
Loss of time
Separated while IA pending
No

Synopsis as reported by the agency

While on duty, Lt. Nortesano engaged in non-work-related interactions with a subordinate that were outside the scope of his employer/supervisor job duties. At such time, Lt. Nortesano used his a County computer to access a personal messaging service to communicate with other subordinates to divert them away from a specific area they were meant to be patrolling.

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  • Denise Cabrera · Middlesex County Corrections · 2024

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Other officers at Middlesex County Corrections

28 other named officers with reported major discipline records at this agency. Major discipline is final and post-appeal, as reported by the agency.

All 28 at the Middlesex County Corrections page

Compensation and pension

No confident pension match found. 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. Where that bar is not met, nothing is shown rather than a guess. See methodology for how these matches are made and what is withheld.

Questions and answers

What is a summary of John Nortesano's major discipline record?

John Nortesano, a Correctional Police Lieutenant at the Middlesex County Department of Corrections, was suspended for 10 days in 2025. The agency reported that while on duty, Nortesano engaged in non-work-related interactions with a subordinate outside the scope of his supervisory duties and used a County computer to access a personal messaging service to divert subordinates away from an area they were meant to be patrolling. Sustained charges included violations of the standard of conduct and the County computer and internet use policy. A loss of time was recorded.

What is John Nortesano's major discipline record at Middlesex County Corrections?

John Nortesano has one major discipline record at Middlesex County Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2025. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.

Sources

  1. [1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 438. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩