Ansell, Esq., with an office in Ocean Township.

Cadigan is being represented by Mitchell A. This case is being prosecuted by Monmouth County Assistant Prosecutor Melanie Falco, Director of the MCPO Professional Responsibility & Bias Crime Bureau.

This investigation remains ongoing as to both the extent of the theft and how Cadigan used the PBA’s funds.Ĭadigan was served the charges against him via summons on Friday, pending future proceedings to take place in Monmouth County Superior Court. In addition to confirming that a significant amount of cash was missing from the event proceeds, the investigation revealed that starting at least in 2018 and in each year thereafter, Cadigan made numerous unauthorized cash withdrawals from multiple PBA bank accounts and wrote checks to himself and to cash from these accounts. Cadigan was solely responsible for orchestrating and running the event in 2022 and in many preceding years, and the PBA annually donates proceeds from the event to various charitable organizations. 234, which had discovered that a significant amount of cash proceeds was missing following an annual fundraising event held earlier this year. Cadigan, 40, is charged with second-degree Theft by Unlawful Taking.Īn investigation into this matter was initiated by the MCPO Professional Responsibility & Bias Crime Bureau, upon receipt of a referral by the Wall Township PBA Local No. FREEHOLD – A Wall Township Police Department Sergeant has been criminally charged with stealing more than $75,000 from his local Police Benevolent Association (PBA) chapter, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S.

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