Carteret Tax Collector Employee Arrested

Woodbridge NJ

05 May, 2021

9:29 AM

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CARTERET, NJ — A former Carteret borough tax department employee was arrested this week and charged with falsifying and tampering with tax records, said Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone. Toni Johnson, 38, of Brick was arrested Monday and charged with one count of third-degree tampering with public records, one count of fourth-degree falsifying public records and one count of second-degree computer theft. The Middlesex County Prosecutor said Johnson, while employed with the tax collection office for the town of Carteret, illegally waived and removed fees from the department's computer system. Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Kelley of the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office at (732) 745-3330. Be the first to know. Sign up to get Patch emails: https://patch.com/subscribe Contact this Patch reporter: [email protected]