![Former Ventnor, NJ, code enforcement officer indicted on official misconduct](https://townsquare.media/site/564/files/2021/08/attachment-bill-oxford-OXGhu60NwxU-unsplash.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Former Ventnor, NJ, code enforcement officer indicted on official misconduct
A former code enforcement officer with the City of Ventnor has been indicted on several charges including official misconduct.
Last Thursday, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office says 37-year-old Michelle Calderon of Egg Harbor Township was indicted for the following crimes:
- Second-degree pattern of official misconduct
- Second-degree official misconduct
- Second-degree misapplication of entrusted property
- Second-degree failure to make lawful disposition of property
- Second-degree altering computer software to commit theft
- Fourth-degree tampering with records
Authorities say the charges stem from an investigation that began when the City of Ventnor observed a discrepancy within its financial ledgers.
It is alleged that from 2021 through 2023, Calderon took cash transactions from citizens and businesses intended as payment for various city permits and kept the cash for herself. She would then alter the balance sheets using a city-owned computer to cover up the discrepancies.
The total amount of cash taken exceeds $75,000, according to authorities.
The investigation was conducted by the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office’s Professional Standards & Accountability Unit and the Ventnor City Police Department. Assistant Prosecutor Joseph Remy represents the State in this matter.
The public is reminded that charges are accusations and all persons are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
21 Best Dive Bars in South Jersey
21 Best Dive Bars in South Jersey
More From WPG Talk Radio 95.5 FM
![Williamstown, NJ, man charged with attempted murder](http://townsquare.media/site/564/files/2024/07/attachment-Clementon-NJ-Police.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Can you help? 39-year-old unsolved murder in Atlantic County, New Jersey](http://townsquare.media/site/564/files/2024/03/attachment-20-biggest-unsolved-murders-and-mysteries-in-New-Jersey.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![2 dozen of NJ’s most dangerous, most wanted fugitives](http://townsquare.media/site/564/files/2024/04/attachment-26-of-New-Jerseys-most-dangerous-most-wanted-fugitives.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Routine traffic stop results in 5-year prison sentence for Glassboro, NJ, man](http://townsquare.media/site/564/files/2023/04/attachment-Untitled-design8.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Hamilton Twp., NJ, police seek help finding missing 16-year-old](http://townsquare.media/site/564/files/2024/03/attachment-Missing-person-in-New-Jersey.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![2 Fugitives Wanted in Atlantic County, NJ](http://townsquare.media/site/397/files/2024/07/attachment-Kurt-Daielle-combo.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![The shocking number of people moving from Florida and the Carolinas to New Jersey](http://townsquare.media/site/564/files/2024/07/attachment-Shocking-number-of-people-moving-from-Florida-and-the-Carolinas-to-New-Jersey.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Fulton Bank closing at least 9 branches in Southern New Jersey](http://townsquare.media/site/564/files/2024/07/attachment-Fulton-Bank-closing-at-least-9-branches-in-Southern-New-Jersey.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Cape May County, NJ Man Arrested For Illegal Weapons, Drugs](http://townsquare.media/site/397/files/2024/07/attachment-assault-rifle.jpg?w=980&q=75)