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North Bergen DPW official Grossi hears corruption charges in Bergen court
HACKENSACK — A North Bergen Department of Public Works employee made his first appearance in a Bergen County courtroom this morning on conspiracy and official misconduct charges.In an eight-count state grand jury indictment, Timothy Grossi, 73, of Jersey City was Charged in December with conspiracy, two counts of official misconduct, pattern of official misconduct, theft by unlawful taking, misapplication of entrusted property and property of government, tampering with public records or information and falsifying or tampering with records.
Grossi, the deputy director of the North Bergen DPW, was suspended without pay. Grossi has worked for the township since 1985 and had been making $133,000 a year at the time of his arrest, township spokesman Paul Swibinski said.
Authorities say that Grossi ordered employees to work on political campaigns and to perform personal chores at his home and the homes of others while being paid by the township.
The North Bergen Concerned Citizens' Group, an anti-North Bergen administration organization, said that a 2011 video posted on Youtube.com showed Grossi intimidating a store owner to remove a campaign sign from a rival slate from her window. North Bergen officials said the video, which did not have sound, shows nothing.
Grossi, with his attorney Sam DeLuca, appeared in front of Bergen County Superior Court Judge Donald Venezia this morning, answering "Yes, your Honor" and "No, your Honor" to a series of questions after hearing the charges.
The case had been moved to Bergen County because Grossi "is a pseudo-public official in Hudson County," a prosecutor said today. DeLuca said that he is considering a motion to bring the case back to Hudson County because "There is absolutely no criteria to take it out of Hudson."DeLuca said he will consider making the motion at Grossi's next scheduled appearance on May 13 after looking into discovery paperwork..
The prosecutor also asked Venezia to consider bail in the case, but was denied. Venezia said that Grossi was not a flight risk based on his lack of criminal history and his age.
Grossi is one of four DPW officials who have been indicted by the Attorney General's Office.
On Sept. 11, DPW Superintendent James Wiley pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit official misconduct, admitting he directed DPW employees to perform hundreds of hours of chores at his home and to work on campaigns while being paid by the township.
Ten days later, DPW supervisors Troy Bunero and Francis Longo were indicted for allegedly directing employees to do personal chores for Wiley and work on campaigns.