mayor was charged Friday with stealing money gained from government auctions and selling borough office furniture on social media, authorities said.
Ocean Gate Mayor Paul Kennedy, 66, was released from custody on a summons after being charged with official misconduct and theft, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. “The investigation revealed that Kennedy, in his capacity as Mayor of the Borough of Ocean Gate, failed to turn over proceeds from the sale of borough assets - sold by way of the government auction website– and instead took possession of those proceeds for his own personal benefit,” the prosecutor said in a statement.
The mayor was also accused of failing to deposit borough parking meter funds in the borough’s bank account and selling borough office furniture through a private Facebook Marketplace account while trying to keep the money for himself, according to Billhimer. Kennedy did not immediately return a call and text message to his cell phone. It was unclear if he had retained an attorney who could comment on the allegations.Ocean Gate is a borough of approximately 2,000 people along the Toms River, near Seaside Heights.over a claim that he refused to step down from four borough jobs despite being fined by a government watchdog and failing to disclose the jobs on financial disclosure statements. The outcome of that suit was unclear.
Nj slumlords for office👍🏼 following in the footsteps of most nj officials but on a trashier scale! 🤦🏼♂️
Damn, he kept all 30$?
Shame
Wow! He’s a saint compared to Irvington Mayor he’s charging first responders for promotion”s and using it as donations for his campaign.
Wow
Thank you so much❤️ nsfwTwitter is starting to become so toxic honestly :/