OCEAN COUNTY – The Federal Bureau of Investigations has subpoenaed documents relating to the hiring practices at the county government for the last five years.
The Asbury Park Press was the first to report on this. Other publications followed up on the story.
“The Ocean County Board of Commissioners is fully cooperating with the FBI investigation into the county’s hiring practices. The federal subpoena was received in county offices on March 23. All documentation requested by federal investigators was hand-delivered to the FBI’s Red Bank office on Tuesday April 12,” county spokesman Rich Peterson told New Jersey 101.5. County spokeswoman Donna Flynn confirmed that quote for this article.
According to reports, the investigators have subpoenaed all employment applications for anyone hired between Jan. 1, 2017 to Dec. 31, 2021. The county also turned over the personnel resolutions for the same time period. These resolutions are made to hire, set salaries, etc. Resolutions are passed by the County Board of Commissioners.
The Asbury Park Press reporter claimed that unnamed sources said the investigation was to see if the powers that be were hiring people in exchange for favors.
The FBI never comments to the press about active investigations.
