Brick Woman Accused Of Falsifying Carteret Tax Records

MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ — A Brick Township woman is accused of tampering with records in Carteret while she was working as an employee in the tax collector's office, authorities said.

Toni Johnson, 38, was arrested Monday and charged with third-degree tampering with public records, fourth-degree falsifying public records and one count of second-degree computer theft, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said.

Johnson was charged following an investigation by Middlesex County Detective Paul Kelley that determined Johnson illegally waived and removed fees from the department’s computer system, Ciccone said.

Ciccone did not say how long Johnson had worked for the Carteret tax collector's office or when her employment ended or how it ended. There was no estimate given of the financial impact of the waived and removed fees, and no indication given of a motive.

"This office must decline to comment beyond its initial release," Assistant Prosecutor Conner J.E. Ouellette said in response a request for additional information.

Ciccone said the investigation is active and ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to call Kelley at 732-745-3330.

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