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Jersey City CFO says she was fired for refusing to falsify documents

February 26, 2020 5:48 pmFebruary 26, 2020 7:39 pm

The chief financial officer of Jersey City is alleging the she was fired from her post yesterday for refusing to falsify records. In a letter to mayor Steven Fulop and the city council, Lubna Muneer says she was terminated by...

Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop, left, with Sudhan Thomas who's accused of accepting cash bribes. Photo courtesy of Facebook.

Sudhan Thomas pleads not guilty

January 10, 2020 12:08 am

Former Jersey City Board of Education president Sudhan Thomas pleaded not guilty on charges that he embezzled over $45,000 from the Jersey City Employment and Training Program, where he served as acting executive director. According to the Hudson County View,...

Report: FBI investigating Jersey City agency tied to Fulop

October 25, 2019 6:20 pm

Jersey City Employment Training Program Chair Stacey Flanagan acknowledged in court filings that the FBI has opened an investigation into the agency, according to a report in the Hudson County View. Flanagan’s revelation came in court filings first reported by...

JCETP admits most of whistleblower allegations against Fulop ally, legal proceedings show

October 24, 2019 9:58 amOctober 24, 2019 2:49 pm

The top finance official of the Jersey City Employment & Training Program (JCETP) has admitted several key allegations made against Sudhan Thomas, the agency’s former executive director who is now running for re-election to the Jersey City Board of Education....

Fulop’s guy faces whistleblower suit

August 9, 2019 1:15 pmAugust 29, 2019 3:23 pm

A longtime Jersey City Employment and Training Program employee who was fired after voicing concerns about a top ally of Mayor Steven Fulop writing out checks to cash, has filed a whistleblower lawsuit. Nuria Sierra is accusing then-acting executive director...

Fulop ally mismanaging program McGreevey once ran, whistleblower alleges

July 18, 2019 2:55 pmJuly 18, 2019 6:30 pm

A 22-year employee of the Jersey City Employment and Training Program says she was placed on administrative leave terminated because she had concerns about the financial management of the agency by acting executive director Sudhan Thomas. Thomas helped Mayor Steven...