(a) General Causes (3) (6) a public employee (12) HRB 84-17, as amended C8 - Falsification: intentional misstatement of material fact in connection with work, employment application, attendance or in any record, report, investigation or other proceeding C11 - an employee D7 - Violation of administrative procedures and/or regulations involving safety and security E1 - Violation of a rule, regulation, policy, procedure, order or administrative decision. N.J.S.A. 2C:21-1A(a) - Forgery N.J.S.A. 2C:28-7A(2) - Tampering with public records or information
Separated while IA pending
No
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
The Department of Corrections terminated Senior Correctional Police Officer Lyrique Absalam in 2025 after an investigation found he altered his approved Family Medical Leave Act documents to extend the leave completion date and submitted the altered paperwork to Human Resources. Absalam was charged with forgery and tampering with public records. A Final Notice of Disciplinary Action was issued and his employment ended on 7/17/25. His license was suspended on 8/20/24.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On 8/7/24, Mid-State Correctional Facility's Senior Correctional Police Officer (SCPO) Lyrique Absalam was charged with Forgery N.J.S.A. 2C:28-3B (1) and Tampering with Public Records 2C:28-7a (2) after an investigation revealed that he illegally altered his New Jersey Department of Corrections (NJDOC) approved Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave-time documents. SCPO Absalam extend the leave completion date and submitted the altered paperwork to NJDOC Human Resources. On 7/17/25, a Final Notice of Disciplinary Action was issued to SCPO Absalam, and his employment with the NJDOC was terminated. The Police Training Commission suspended his license on 8/20/24, concurrent with the discipline and a Final Notice of Disciplinary Action for removal was issued on 2/25/25.
N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) 12. . C8: Falsification: intentional misstatement of material fact in connection with work, employment application, attendance, or in any record, report, investigation, or other proceeding. C11: an employee. E1: Violation of a rule, regulation, policy, procedure, order or administrative decision. N.J.S.A. 2C: 21-1A (1). Forgery -A crime of the 4th degree. N.J.S.A. 2C: 28-7A (2) Tampering with public records or information- A crime of the 3rd degree
Separated while IA pending
No
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
The Department of Corrections terminated Senior Correctional Police Officer Lyrique Absalam in 2024. On August 7, 2024, Absalam was arrested by the department's Special Investigations Division and charged with knowingly falsifying government documents by altering FMLA paperwork that extended his leave of absence by two months. The charges included forgery, a fourth-degree crime, and tampering with public records or information, a third-degree crime.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On 8/7/2024 the Officer was arrested by the Special Investigations Division of the New Jersey Department of Corrections. He was charged with knowingly falsifying government documents by altering FMLA paperwork extending his leave of absence for 2 months. The Officer was charged with violations of N.J.S.A. 2C:21-1A (1) Forgery - a crime in the fourth degree, and N.J.S.A. 2C:28-7A (2) Tampering with public records or information - a crime in the third degree.
Compensation and pension
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Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 556. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1325. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩