ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - An Atlantic City police officer was convicted of charges that he improperly made thousands of dollars through a program intended to help the community.
Atlantic County prosecutors say Mike Jones paid about 20 percent of the normal rent at Stanley Homes Village, where he was supposed to reside as part of a live-in police officer program.
The state claimed Jones rented out the apartment and lived five blocks away. They also say he deposited more than $95,000 in cash to his personal checking account between 2005 and 2011, and didn’t report it on his tax returns.
Jones faces up to 10 years in prison when he’s sentenced June 17. He had served on the force for 12 years.
Jones was convicted of official misconduct, theft by deception and tax charges.
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