(a)(6) a Public Employee; (a)(7) ; (a)(12) : Violation of Department Rules and Regulations – 3:1.1 Standard of Conduct; 3:1.23 Knowledge of the Laws and Regulations 3:7.8 Telephones/Electronic Communication Systems (pg. 38&39)
Separated while IA pending
No
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Officer Michael Barbosa received a 15-day suspension from the Essex County Department of Corrections in 2025. A captain reported seeing Barbosa with his cellular phone while on his post in the IRC Booth, and a sergeant who spoke with him observed the phone in plain view on top of the IRC log book. The sustained charges included conduct unbecoming a public employee and neglect of duty.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
A Captain informed a Sergeant, that he witnessed Officer M. Barbosa in possession of his cellular phone while on his post in the IRC Booth. The Sergeant reported he spoke with Officer Barbosa regarding what the Captain had observed and while speaking to Officer Barbosa he observed the cellular phone in plain view on top of the IRC log book.
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 288. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩