Former Hoboken Well being and Human Providers Director Leo Pellegrini pleaded responsible to embezzlement and submitting a false tax return Thursday in federal court docket.
Based on court docket paperwork, Pellegrini took cash meant for a metropolis soccer program and submitted false invoices to direct metropolis funds to his personal soccer membership. This revenue was not mirrored in his tax returns.
The responsible plea was made in Newark earlier than U.S. District Decide Michael E. Farbiarz.
Pellegrini resigned from his metropolis place within the spring of 2023 after main the well being division through the COVID-19 pandemic. He has labored for town for 14 years.
The ruling is scheduled for April 29, 2025.
The embezzlement cost carries a most penalty of 10 years in jail and a most nice of $250,000, or twice the gross acquire to the defendant or loss to the sufferer, whichever is larger.
The cost of submitting a false tax return carries a most penalty of three years in jail and a most nice of $250,000, or twice the gross acquire to the defendant or loss to the sufferer, whichever is larger.
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