Sergeant Jorge Farinas was disciplined by the Elizabeth Police Department for providing a false statement and conduct unbecoming a public employee. Farinas entered into a contractual agreement to provide security services to a private business in violation of SORA, and his statements to the Internal Affairs Division were less than candid regarding the services and his knowledge of SORA. Farinas was bypassed on the New Jersey Civil Service Commission's roster for the title of Police Lieutenant.
Sgt. Farinas entered into a contractual agreement to provide security services to a private business, in violation of SORA. Sgt. Farinas' statements to the Internal Affairs Division of the Elizabeth Police Department were less than candid with regard to the services being provided, as well as his knowledge of SORA. Sgt. Farinas was bypassed on the NJ Civil Service Commissions Eligible/Failure Roster for the Jurisdiction City of Elizabeth Police, Titled Police Lieutenant, Symbol PM4761D which expires on March 1, 2026.
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What is a summary of Jorge Farinas's major discipline record?
Sergeant Jorge Farinas was disciplined by the Elizabeth Police Department for providing a false statement and conduct unbecoming a public employee. Farinas entered into a contractual agreement to provide security services to a private business in violation of SORA, and his statements to the Internal Affairs Division were less than candid regarding the services and his knowledge of SORA. Farinas was bypassed on the New Jersey Civil Service Commission's roster for the title of Police Lieutenant.
What is Jorge Farinas's major discipline record at Elizabeth Police Department?
Jorge Farinas has one major discipline record at Elizabeth Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2024. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
What is Jorge Farinas's base salary on record?
Jorge Farinas's reported base salary is $165,918, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Jorge Farinas has 22 years, 9 months of reported service.
How large is Elizabeth Police Department, the department Jorge Farinas worked for?
Elizabeth Police Department reported 337 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Jorge Farinas individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1435. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 217479, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩
[3]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8604. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩