N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) 6. an employee N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) 12. . C11: an employee. E1: Violations of a rule, regulation, policy, procedure, order or administrative decision. N.J.S.A. 39:4-50. Operating under the Influence of Liquor or Drugs.
Separated while IA pending
No
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
The Department of Corrections suspended Senior Correctional Police Officer Meralis Cardona for 30 days in 2024. On December 14, 2023, Cardona was arrested for driving while intoxicated and refusal to submit to a breathalyzer test. On April 8, 2024, Cardona pleaded guilty to operating under the influence of liquor or drugs. Cardona signed a settlement agreement on September 10, 2024.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On December 14, 2023 Officer Cardona was arrested as a result of Drinking While Intoxicated and refusal to submit a breathalyzer test. On April 8, 2024 Officer Cardona plead guilty to the charge of operating under the influence of liquor or drugs. Officer Cardona signed a settlement agreement on this matter on September 10, 2024.
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.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1338. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩