Bergen Court Administrator Accused Of Stealing Money From Municipal Court

Jill Graham, the Teaneck Municipal Court administrator, was charged with theft for allegedly stealing money from the court over the course of several months last year, police Chief Robert A. Carney announced Tuesday.

Teaneck officials were conducting an unrelated administrative investigation when they uncovered evidence of a criminal nature regarding the theft and alerted the police department, said Chief Robert A. Carney.

The investigation established that Court Administrator Jill Graham allegedly committed theft by failing to make the required disposition of money received by the court from April 1 to Oct. 10, 2015, Carney said.

Graham allegedly took more than $500 from the court, Carney said.

Graham, 47, of Hackensack, was charged with theft by failure to make required disposition of property received, a third-degree crime.

Graham's initial court appearance is scheduled for June 1 in Bergen County Central Judicial Processing Court.

The investigation is continuing, Carney said.