A Monmouth County employee has pleaded guilty to a charge of obstruction of justice after admitting he shredded documents related to an official investigation surrounding the collection of fares for the county’s Special Citizens Assisted Transportation (SCAT) buses, Monmouth County Acting Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced.
Mickey Major, 54, of Howell, pleaded guilty to fourth degree obstruction of justice after admitting he shredded fare envelopes reflecting the amounts collected by SCAT bus drivers at the same time that detectives from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office were investigating the alleged theft, according to the prosecutor.
Major worked as a dispatcher at the Center Street, Freehold, location of the Monmouth County Division of Transportation, where he dispatched SCAT buses, but was also tasked with reconciling fare reports with the actual fare amounts collected and reported by the drivers.
On Sept. 16, 2014, detectives arrived at the Center Street location and discovered Major shredded the envelopes and fled from the office in his vehicle.
As part of his plea agreement with the state, Major is expected to receive a sentence of non-custodial probation. Major has also agreed to permanently forfeit his public employment. Sentencing is scheduled for Sept. 11 before Superior Court Judge Joseph W. Oxley, sitting in Freehold, according to the prosecutor.