Major discipline · 2025[1]
Suspended 10 days- Rank as reported
- Correctional Police Lieutenant
- Sustained charge(s)
- Standard of Conduct,County Computer and Internet Use Policy.
- Other sanction
- Loss of time
- Separated while IA pending
- No
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
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.
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.