Time Card Fraud Indictment For NJ City Police Department Employee

MAYS LANDING, NJ – A former Atlantic City Police Department employee has been indicted on charges in connection with time card fraud, authorities said.

Suzanne Ricketts, 43, of Pleasantville, was indicted on Thursday by a grand jury for official misconduct, theft by deception and computer crimes, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office said.

The charges stem from a 2020 investigation into alleged discrepancies in Ricketts’ timesheets while she was an employee of the police department. A review of the surveillance and computer systems showed differences between the times Ricketts was physically at the Atlantic City Police Department and what was listed in the payroll system, of which Ricketts was in charge.

Over 174 unaccounted for hours were found, with an estimated loss to the city of over $3,000, the prosecutor’s office said. Ricketts faces up to 10 years in state prison, as well as a ban on future public service employment, if convicted.

Anyone with information regarding this incident or other serious crimes please contact the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office at 609-909-7800 or go to the Prosecutor’s Office website or by clicking on the link ACPO.Tips to provide information by filling out the form anonymously on the Submit a Tip page.