NJ Councilman Pleads Guilty to Theft and Housing Fraud

Carl Washington Jr. admits to misusing state litter cleanup funds and falsifying income to obtain discounted rent, defrauding taxpayers of nearly $40,000.

PENNS GROVE, NJ – A former councilman in Penns Grove, Salem County, has pleaded guilty in two separate public corruption cases—one involving the misappropriation of state Clean Communities funds and the other involving fraudulent reporting of income to secure federally subsidized housing benefits.

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