A former Hudson County Parks Department employee who allegedly collected more than $100,000 in wages and unemployment benefits without actually working, including while traveling in Italy, has been charged with 28 counts of federal wire fraud.
Alfonso Zamarra received approximately $45,327 in county wages and $57,021 in unemployment benefits between 2019 and 2024, according to a criminal complaint filed by federal prosecutors.
Zamarra appeared Wednesday before U.S. Magistrate Judge José Almonte in Newark and was released on a $100,000 bond, U.S. Attorney Robert Frazer announced…