Bergen Man Arrested For $1 Million In Unpaid Tolls

A Bergen County man was arrested Thursday for the theft of more than $1 million of unpaid tolls and administrative fees.

A two-month investigation by the New Jersey State Police's Criminal Investigations Office discovered that Lester Morales, 34, of Little Ferry, conducted the operations with a delinquent E-Z Pass account, state police said in a news release.

Morales had about 100 trucks from his company, EAB Transport LLC/Do it Right Trucking, of Jersey City, go through tolls more than 100 times a day, police said.

State troopers learned that Morales was at Newark Airport about to board a flight to Aruba Thursday. State Police detectives notified Port Authority Police, who found and arrested Morales as he was about to board the flight, police said.

Morales was charged with theft of services and taken to the Middlesex County Jail without bail.

State police worked with investigators from the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office on the case. The prosecutor's office will prosecute the case.

"Lester Morales was responsible for operating his company, Do it Right Trucking, but unfortunately he was doing it wrong by racking up more than $1 million in unpaid tolls and administrative fees," said Colonel Rick Fuentes, Superintendent of the New Jersey State Police. "Our detectives will work closely with our partners from the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office and New Jersey Turnpike Authority to ensure justice is served."

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Lester Morales, 34, of Little Ferry — New Jersey State Police Department