Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Investigator Nicholas Coviello was suspended for 30 days by the Hudson County Sheriffs Office in 2021. The record states Coviello, while off duty, was charged with driving while intoxicated and pleaded guilty. The agency did not report the sustained charges.
Investigator Coviello while off duty was charged with driving while intoxicated and plead guilty.
Compensation and pension
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Similar records
AnalysisComputed by this site from shared agency, year, charge category, and sanction outcome. Not a legal or factual equivalence.
Edward Franco · Hudson County Sheriff's Department · 2021
Suspended 45 days
same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
Jayden Clavijo · Hudson County Sheriff's Department · 2025
Suspended 10 days
Sustained charge(s): Insubordination, General Causes, Chronic or excessive absenteeism or lateness, Neglect of Duty, Other Sufficient Cause
same agency · similar sanction outcome
David Fontanez · Hudson County Sheriff's Department · 2025
Suspended 30 days
Sustained charge(s): Conduct Unbecoming a Public Employee, Neglect of Duty, and Other Sufficient Cause
Sustained charge(s): Failure to Perform Duties, Conduct Unbecoming a Public Employee,
same agency · similar sanction outcome
Jonathan Olivo · Hudson County Sheriff's Department · 2024
Suspended 30 days
Sustained charge(s): Conduct Unbecoming a Public Employee
same agency · similar sanction outcome
Questions and answers
What is a summary of Nicholas Coviello's major discipline record?
Investigator Nicholas Coviello was suspended for 30 days by the Hudson County Sheriffs Office in 2021. The record states Coviello, while off duty, was charged with driving while intoxicated and pleaded guilty. The agency did not report the sustained charges.
What is Nicholas Coviello's major discipline record at Hudson County Sheriff's Department?
Nicholas Coviello has one major discipline record at Hudson County Sheriff's Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2021. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Nicholas Coviello's record show a termination?
The major discipline records shown here do not report a termination for Nicholas Coviello at Hudson County Sheriff's Department.
How does Hudson County Sheriff's Department score on this site's report card?
This site's report card places Hudson County Sheriff's Department in the second-highest fifth 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 Nicholas Coviello individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2580. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩