Politics & Government

NJ Watchdog: 16 Prosecutor's Office Employees Collecting Pensions

Analysis finds 125 current retired law officers "double-dipping" with county and state jobs.

Sixteen employees of the Ocean and Monmouth prosecutor's offices are retired public workers collecting a pension on top of their current salaries, an investigation by New Jersey Watchdog found.

The news site, which is devoted to public service journalism, analyzed public records to determine there are currently 125 retired law enforcement officers collecting salaries from county and state prosecutors while receiving pensions.

The 125 employees collect $18.5 million annually — $9.9 million in salaries and $8.6 million in pension pay — with a per employee annual average of $148,000, according to data as of December 2011. The retirees on the county rolls are composed of former municipal and county police officers as well as ex-state police troopers.

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The former law enforcement officers qualify for retirement after 25 years of service, and the average retirement age of the "double-dippers" is 49, New Jersey Watchdog found.

The Ocean and Monmouth prosecutor's offices' staffers collecting pensions, according to New Jersey Watchdog data:

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Name Employer Total Salary Pension Retired Charles A. Kuhl Ocean County $209,257 $139,585 $69,672 State Police John C. Gamberg Monmouth County $192,964 $117,328 $75,636 State Police William S. Malast Ocean County $189,136 $91,240 $97,896 State Police Arnaldo V. Maestrey Monmouth County $187,868 $113,000 $74,868 State Police Steven L. Padula Monmouth County $181,329 $89,301 $92,028 Monmouth County Michael H. Cohen Ocean County $159,462 $90,414 $69,048 Howell Township Guy G. McCormick Monmouth County $143,707 $48,439 $95,268 Monmouth County Louis A. Koehler Ocean County $139,166 $39,650 $99,516 Toms River Township Ronald E. Jennings Ocean County $124,509 $40,245 $84,264 Wall Township James J. Nasatka Ocean County $123,585 $40,245 $83,340 Brick Township James L. Dishon Ocean County $120,525 $40,245 $80,280 Ocean County Roger D. Kriney Ocean County $110,853 $40,245 $70,608 Toms River Township Charles B. Weinkofsky Monmouth County $108,016 $40,000 $68,016 Ocean Township Michael T. Panzarino Ocean County $94,917 $40,245 $54,672 Toms River Township Wesley Mayo Sr. Monmouth County $89,126 $47,966 $41,160 City of Long Branch Thomas E. Chant Ocean County $88,245 $40,245 $48,000 Toms River Township

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