Officials: Charges reinstated for 3 Wildwood officials accused of fraud in state benefits program

Three Cape May County officials are under fire after being accused of fraud in a state health program.

According to the Office of the New Jersey Attorney General, a state grand jury indicted Wildwood's mayor, a former mayor and a city commissioner in connection with what they call "allegedly fraudulent participation" in the State Health Benefits Program. before being officially charged in March, but the charges were later dropped against all three.

However, a grand jury in Trenton returned a 12-count indictment against Mayor Pete Byron, former Mayor Ernest Troiano Jr., and City Commissioner Steve Mikulski on Monday, reinstating charges of misconduct, theft by lawful taking, tampering with public records and falsifying or tampering with records.

The AG says state law requires elected officials to be "full-time employees whose hours of work are fixed at 35 or more per week" in their positions to participate in the State Health Benefits Program.

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