Use of CDS, Inappropriate Actions - On Duty, Failure to Take Appropriate Police Action, Questionable Associations, Left Assigned Area or Post Without Permission
Separated while IA pending
Yes
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
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.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
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.
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 1281. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩