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Malikah Spencer

Essex County Corrections · 1 record · 2020

Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)

In 2020, the Essex County Department of Corrections terminated Corrections Officer Malikah Spencer. The record states that the termination was for conduct unbecoming. It also states that Spencer was found to have used the Federal Family Leave Act fraudulently. The agency did not report the sustained charges beyond that entry.

Major discipline records

Major discipline · 2020[1]

Terminated
Rank as reported
Corrections Officer (see this rank)
Sustained charge(s)
not applicable
Separated while IA pending
not applicable (collected 2023 and later)

Synopsis as reported by the agency

Officer Spencer was terminated from employment for . The Officer was found to have used the Federal Family Leave Act (FMLA) fraudulently.

Compensation and pension

No confident pension match found. This officer's record shows a termination; a terminated officer would not have an active PFRS/SPRS record at this agency, which is one reason no match may exist here. 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. Other general possibilities include insufficient vesting, a role not covered by PFRS or SPRS, a deferred or vested status not reflected in a current snapshot, or a data-matching limitation. See methodology for how these matches are made and what is withheld.

Similar records

AnalysisComputed by this site from shared agency, year, charge category, and sanction outcome. Not a legal or factual equivalence.

  • Elie Chalet · Essex County Corrections · 2020

    Terminated

    same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome

  • Tyree Berger · Essex County Corrections · 2025

    Terminated

    Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a)(4) Chronic or excessive absenteeism or lateness;

    same agency · similar sanction outcome

  • Brearra Dunns · Essex County Corrections · 2025

    Terminated

    Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a)(6) Conduct unbecoming a public employee;

    same agency · similar sanction outcome

  • Annette Hamilton · Essex County Corrections · 2025

    Terminated

    Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a)(2) Insubordination;

    same agency · similar sanction outcome

  • Emma Mendoza · Essex County Corrections · 2025

    Terminated

    Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a)(4) Chronic or excessive absenteeism or lateness;

    same agency · similar sanction outcome

Questions and answers

What is a summary of Malikah Spencer's major discipline record?
In 2020, the Essex County Department of Corrections terminated Corrections Officer Malikah Spencer. The record states that the termination was for conduct unbecoming. It also states that Spencer was found to have used the Federal Family Leave Act fraudulently. The agency did not report the sustained charges beyond that entry.
What is Malikah Spencer's major discipline record at Essex County Corrections?
Malikah Spencer has one major discipline record at Essex County Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2020. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Malikah Spencer's record show a termination?
Yes. At least one of Malikah Spencer's major discipline records shows a termination, reported for 2020.
How does Essex County Corrections score on this site's report card?
This site's report card places Essex County Corrections in the lowest fifth of peers of its peer group on reported internal affairs volume and discipline severity. The grade is analysis by this site, not an official rating, and it describes the department, not Malikah Spencer individually.

Sources

  1. [1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2833. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩