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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...

Report: Sudhan Thomas late to court, with no attorney

February 10, 2020 2:13 pmFebruary 10, 2020 9:23 pm

Sudhan Thomas arrived in court 30 minutes late and without an attorney this morning for an arraignment on state charges that he took a $35,000 cash bribe, according to a report on Hudson County View. The former Jersey City Board...

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,...

Sudhan Thomas charged with embezzlement

January 3, 2020 11:19 pmJanuary 3, 2020 11:30 pm

Federal prosecutors charged Sudhan Thomas with embezzling more than $45,000 from the Jersey City Employment and Training Program Friday. In July, a whistleblower who had been with the JCETP for 22 years was fired from her position after reporting her...

Non-profit: Bribery charges a hit to Jersey City schools

December 20, 2019 6:29 pm

A Jersey City non-profit said charges against Board of Education President Sudhan Thomas were a big hit to the city’s schools. Thomas and four others were charged with accepting bribes in exchange for job appointments. Mark Matzen, a spokesman for...

Cooperating witness in state corruption probe resembles attorney Matthew O’Donnell

December 19, 2019 3:56 pmDecember 20, 2019 10:25 am

Update: the New Jersey Globe has confirmed that Matthew O’Donnell is the state’s cooperating witness. A Morristown lawyer who resembles the cooperating witness in the state’s bribery case against five former candidates and public officials has close ties to several...

Sudhan Thomas gets crushed in Jersey City school race

November 6, 2019 12:41 amNovember 6, 2019 10:02 am

Embattled Jersey City Board of Education President Sudhan Thomas, a close ally of Mayor Steven Fulop, lost his bid for re-election on Tuesday. Thomas stepped down from his post as head of the Jersey City Employment Training Program amidst allegations that...