Sergeant Michael Pagliughi was substantiated for using a controlled dangerous substance during a period of his employment with the New Jersey State Police. The sustained charges also included failure to take appropriate police action and leaving an assigned area without permission. Pagliughi resigned in 2024 before discipline was imposed.
Member was substantiated for using a controlled dangerous substance during a period of their employment with the Division. The member resigned prior to the imposition of discipline.
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Sustained charge(s): Inappropriate Actions - On Duty, Left Assigned Area or Post Without Permission, Unjustified Motor Vehicle Stop, Unsafe/Improper Stop…
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What is a summary of Michael Pagliughi's major discipline record?
Sergeant Michael Pagliughi was substantiated for using a controlled dangerous substance during a period of his employment with the New Jersey State Police. The sustained charges also included failure to take appropriate police action and leaving an assigned area without permission. Pagliughi resigned in 2024 before discipline was imposed.
What is Michael Pagliughi's major discipline record at New Jersey State Police?
Michael Pagliughi has one major discipline record at New Jersey State Police in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2024. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
How large is New Jersey State Police, the department Michael Pagliughi worked for?
New Jersey State Police reported 3,351 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Michael Pagliughi individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1281. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8645. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩