A former Bayonne employee has refiled a lawsuit alleging racketeering and corruption in Essex County Superior Court about 11 months after filing in federal court.
Former Bayonne Fire Prevention Clerk Rich Roszkowski filed a new five-count complaint in Essex County Superior Court yesterday, which expands upon the lawsuit he filed last year, Public court filings do not explain why the federal case never moved forward.
The latest lawsuit still names then-Business Administrator Donna Russo, Fire Chief Keith Weaver, Police Capt. William Dundas, and the City of Bayonne as defendants, revolving around Roszkowski’s alleged wrongful arrest in 2022 and termination in 2024.
“After having to retained Criminal Defense Counsel, the criminal matter was dismissed with prejudiced, for lack of evidence, on March 29, 2023 by the Hudson County Prosecutor,” according to the lawsuit, where the former public employe is representing himself…