TerminatedSuspended 60 daysmost recent record, 2025 · as reported
Zatkos has 3 sustained major discipline records from Youth Justice Commission, spanning 2024 to 2025. The records include a termination and a suspension. Sustained charges across the records include: NJAC4A:2-2.3(a) 6 - Conduct unbecoming a public employee; 6. Conduct Unbecoming a Public Employee 12. Other Sufficient Cause Violation of H-19.7 C9 Falsification: Intentional misstatement of material fact in connection with work, employment application, attendance, or in any record, report, investigation or other proceeding; 6. Conduct Unbecoming a Public Employee 12. Other Sufficient Cause HR 19.7 C9 Falsification: Intentional misstatement of material fact in connection with work, employment, application, attendance, or in any record, report, investigation or other proceeding HR 19.7 C12 Conduct Unbecoming a Public Employee HR 19.7 E1 Violation of a rule, regulation, policy, procedure order, statute or administrative decision.
Discipline timeline, 2024 to 2025
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3 records, 2024 to 2025
Major discipline records reported for Nicholas Zatkos, by year
SCPO Zatkos was terminated by the Youth Justice Commission and also received a 90-day suspension. The record found that Zatkos submitted fraudulent meal receipts for multiple dates. The sustained charges included conduct unbecoming a public employee and falsification. The matter was appealed beyond the departmental level, with a hearing scheduled for March 2026.
SCPO Zatkos was terminated by the Youth Justice Commission and also received a 60-day suspension. The record found that Zatkos submitted falsified FMLA packets to the YJC Leave Management Unit and provided false statements to an investigator. The matter was appealed beyond the departmental level; the Office of Administrative Law initially reduced the penalty from removal to 30 days, and the Civil Service Commission then increased it to a 60-day suspension.
6. a Public Employee 12. HR 19.7 C9 Falsification: Intentional misstatement of material fact in connection with work
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investigation or other proceeding HR 19.7 C12 a Public Employee HR 19.7 E1 Violation of a rule
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Separated while IA pending
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Synopsis as reported by the agency
SCPO Zatkos submitted falsified FMLA packets to the YJC Leave Management Unit. In addition, SCPO Zatkos provided false statements to an OOI investigator during the investigation. *Appealed beyond the departmental level with OAL initially reducing the penalty from Removal to 30 days. CSC then reviewed the decision and increased the penalty to 60 days suspension.*
Senior Correctional Police Officer Zatkos received a 90-day suspension from the Youth Justice Commission in 2024. The record listed 1 PNDA and 1 charge, and found that Zatkos falsified 3 meal receipts for reimbursement and provided false statements to an investigator. The sustained charge was conduct unbecoming a public employee.
Sustained charge(s): 1. Incompetency, Inefficiency, or Failure to Perform Duties 12. Other Sufficient Cause HR: 19.7 E1 Violation of a rule, regulation, policy,…
Sustained charge(s): 6. Conduct Unbecoming a Public Employee 12. Other Sufficient Cause HR 19.7 C12 Conduct Unbecoming a Public Employee HR 19.7 E1 Violation of…
Sustained charge(s): 6. Conduct Unbecoming a Public Employee. 12. Other Sufficient Cause. HR: 19.7 C12 Conduct Unbecoming a Public Employee. 2. Insubordination.…
The amount is as reported by the New Jersey Department of the Treasury in its YourMoney pension data, as of March 31, 2026. It is the pension-basis figure and may not include overtime, accrued leave, stipends, or other pay. The link between this officer and this pension record is a records-based match at high confidence (exact name and exact employing agency), not a certified identity. If it is wrong, we will remove it: corrections.
Questions and answers
What is a summary of Nicholas Zatkos's major discipline record?
Zatkos has 3 sustained major discipline records from Youth Justice Commission, spanning 2024 to 2025. The records include a termination and a suspension. Sustained charges across the records include: NJAC4A:2-2.3(a) 6 - Conduct unbecoming a public employee; 6. Conduct Unbecoming a Public Employee 12. Other Sufficient Cause Violation of H-19.7 C9 Falsification: Intentional misstatement of material fact in connection with work, employment application, attendance, or in any record, report, investigation or other proceeding; 6. Conduct Unbecoming a Public Employee 12. Other Sufficient Cause HR 19.7 C9 Falsification: Intentional misstatement of material fact in connection with work, employment, application, attendance, or in any record, report, investigation or other proceeding HR 19.7 C12 Conduct Unbecoming a Public Employee HR 19.7 E1 Violation of a rule, regulation, policy, procedure order, statute or administrative decision.
What is Nicholas Zatkos's major discipline record at Youth Justice Commission?
Nicholas Zatkos has 3 major discipline records at Youth Justice Commission in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2024, 2025. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Nicholas Zatkos's record show a termination?
Yes. At least one of Nicholas Zatkos's major discipline records shows a termination, reported for 2025.
What is Nicholas Zatkos's base salary on record?
Nicholas Zatkos's reported base salary is $13,940, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Nicholas Zatkos has 8 years, 10 months of reported service.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 791. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 792. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[3]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1425. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[4]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 791. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. The timeline counts rows 791, 792, 1425. ↩
[5]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 211420, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩