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| Ed Fanning | Bart Fraenkel | Bruce Bergen | Wayne Masiello | Beth Manes | Steven Grau |
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February 24, 2009
Complaint
"I was under the impression that this had all been
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In October of 2008, after a lengthy investigation by the Union County Prosecutor's Office, former fire chief Wayne Masiello was charged with forging the exam results which pushed his son, Adam Masiello, and former Captain Michael Bilotti's nephew, Jeremy Bilotti, to the top of the hiring list. Captain Bilotti was terminated from the department when it was discovered that he allegedly forged his GED to gain employment on the fire department.
"These charges are the culmination of a lengthy but necessary
investigation," said Union County Prosecutor Theodore Romankow after the
forgery charges were filed. "It is regrettable, however that Mr. Masiello
corrupted the testing process, which is a disservice to all those who
competed fairly to serve their community."
A complaint was filed February 24, 2009 in Superior Court in
Elizabeth against Springfield and ex-chief Masiello for their involvement with
the rigged exam. The filing of the lawsuit reinitiates the civil suit against
Masiello and Springfield after it was put on hold as a result of the Tort Claims
Act.
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