Anthony P. Boffa, 48, of Hillsborough, was indicted on Thursday by a Hunterdon County grand jury for third-degree official misconduct and fourth-degree theft, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Anthony P. Kearns, III, said on April 7, 2017.
FLEMINGTON - A Hillsborough man employed as a public works supervisor in Hunterdon County has been indicted on charges stemming from the theft of gasoline, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Anthony P. Kearns, III, said on Friday.
Anthony P. Boffa, 48, of Hillsborough, was indicted on Thursday by a Hunterdon County grand jury for third-degree official misconduct and fourth-degree theft, Kearns said. Boffa has a prior conviction for theft from a municipality, according to court records and media reports.
An investigation by detectives from the New Jersey State Police Perryville Barracks revealed Boffa, a Bloomsbury public works supervisor, was stealing gasoline from the Bloomsbury Borough-owned gasoline pumps, Kearns said.
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Boffa, arrested and charged on Jan. 22, is scheduled for a post indictment arraignment in Hunterdon County Superior Court on April 17.
Boffa was sentenced to one year of probation after being arrested in 2013 on charges of third-degree theft by deception while working for the Millburn Township Public Works Department, according to reports.
He gave landscaping products to a private landscaper that he had purchased through the township, according to the Essex County Prosecutor's Office.
A 25-year employee of the Millburn department, Boffa had purchased 85 bags of fertilizer and 112 bags of limestone worth $1,800, giving them to a landscaper in order to repay a personal debt, it was reported.