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Nicholas Zatkos

Youth Justice Commission · 3 records · 2024, 2025

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

AnalysisBar colour is this site's severity tier for the reported sanction.

3 records, 2024 to 2025

Major discipline records reported for Nicholas Zatkos, by year
YearRecordsMost serious sanction reported
20241Suspension
20252Termination
  • Termination
  • Suspension

Major discipline records

Major discipline · 2025[1]

TerminatedSuspended 90 days

Plain-language summary

Written by this site from the cited record only.

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.

Rank as reported
SCPO (see this rank)
Sustained charge(s)
  • 6. a Public Employee 12. 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
Separated while IA pending
No

Synopsis as reported by the agency

SCPO Zatkos submitted fraudulent meal receipts for multiple dates. *Appealed beyond the departmental level with a hearing scheduled for March 2026.*

Major discipline · 2025[2]

TerminatedSuspended 60 days

Plain-language summary

Written by this site from the cited record only.

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.

Rank as reported
SCPO (see this rank)
Sustained charge(s)
  • 6. a Public Employee 12. 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 a Public Employee HR 19.7 E1 Violation of a rule
  • regulation
  • policy
  • procedure order
  • statute or administrative decision
Separated while IA pending
No

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.*

Major discipline · 2024[3]

Suspended 90 days

Plain-language summary

Written by this site from the cited record only.

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.

Rank as reported
Sr. Correctional Police Officer (see this rank)
Sustained charge(s)
(a) 6 - a public employee
Separated while IA pending
No

Synopsis as reported by the agency

1 PNDA, 1 Charge (falsified 3 meal receipts for reimbursement; false statements to investigator)

Similar records

AnalysisComputed by this site from shared agency, year, charge category, and sanction outcome. Not a legal or factual equivalence.
  • Stephan Kirksey · Youth Justice Commission · 2025

    Suspended 8 days

    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,

    same agency · same year

  • Gianfranco Lobaton · Youth Justice Commission · 2025

    Suspended 60 days

    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

    same agency · same year

  • Savannah Lopez (Valentin) · Youth Justice Commission · 2025

    Suspended 60 days

    Sustained charge(s): 6. Conduct Unbecoming a Public Employee. 12. Other Sufficient Cause. HR: 19.7 C12 Conduct Unbecoming a Public Employee. 2. Insubordination.

    same agency · same year

  • Christopher Moore · Youth Justice Commission · 2025

    Suspended 120 days

    Sustained charge(s): 1. Incompetency, Inefficiency, or failure to Perform Duties 2. Insubordination. 4. Chronic or Excessive Absenteeism or Lateness. 7. Neglect

    same agency · same year

  • Gary Nieves · Youth Justice Commission · 2025

    Terminated

    Sustained charge(s): 6. Conduct Unbecoming a Public Employee 12. Other Sufficient Cause ED:01.02 Prison Rape Elimination Act ED:02.05 Staff Youth Interactions

    same agency · same year

Other officers at Youth Justice Commission

22 other named officers with reported major discipline records at this agency. Major discipline is final and post-appeal, as reported by the agency.

All 22 at the Youth Justice Commission page

Compensation and pension

Active member · NJ Treasury YourMoney[5]

This site: records-based match

Base salary (pension basis)
$13,940
Pension fund
Police and Firemen's Retirement System (PFRS)
Reported years of service
8 years, 10 months

How to read this

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. [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. [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. [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. [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. [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/.