From NJ.com:
TRENTON — The former
treasurer for the Hudson County Department of Corrections Police
Benevolent Association was sentenced on Friday to a year in jail for
stealing nearly $75,000 in union funds, authorities said.
Noel Conyers, 49, of Maplewood, pleaded guilty on July 29 to
third-degree theft by unlawful taking, the Office of the Attorney
General said in a news release. He was sentenced on Friday to 364 days
in the county jail and three years of probation by Superior Court Judge
Robert Mega in Union County.
Conyers made numerous improper payments and withdrawals from union
bank accounts using checks and debit cards for clothing purchases,
dining expenses, liquor purchases, payments for Direct TV, payments for
golf equipment and fees in South Carolina and even college tuition
payments, according to the Office of the Attorney General, Conyers, who was immediately taken into custody to begin his jail
term, was ordered to pay $74,887 in restitution and was permanently
barred from public office or employment
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