Jersey City cop admits taking $230,000 in illegal off-duty pay

By Steve Strunsky | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
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on September 14, 2016 at 5:52 PM, updated September 14, 2016 at 7:55 PM

NEWARK — Federal Prosecutors in Newark say a former police officer admitted cheating the Jersey City Police Department and the IRS, by accepting $230,000 in direct payments for off-duty work at construction sites and failing to report the payments to the city or on his tax returns.

The U.S. Attorney for New Jersey, Paul Fishman, announced Wednesday that Juan Romaniello, 54, of East Hanover, pleaded guilty to fraud and conspiracy charges Wednesday, after Romaniello effectively cut out the JCPD as a middleman when he took work and accepted payments directly from construction companies.

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