Jersey City Off-Duty Jobs Scheme Gets Another Cop’s Name Added

Eleventh Jersey City cop admits guilt in off-duty jobs scheme

An eleventh Jersey City cop has pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge as part of a federal probe of the city’s police department that brought down a former police chief last month.

Juan Berrios admitted in a federal courthouse in Newark today to accepting more than $34,000 in corrupt payments for off-duty jobs he did not perform. Berrios, 41, faces a maximum of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine for the conspiracy to commit fraud charge.

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