An Atlantic City government employee arrested last year by the Prosecutor’s Office for the theft of money paid by members of the public to rent meeting rooms at the All Wars Memorial Building in Atlantic City was sentenced to 3 years of probation today, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner announced.
Members of the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Official Corruption Unit arrested William P. Hadley, 56, of Egg Harbor Township, August 11, 2016, and charged him with Official Misconduct—a crime of the 2nd degree, and 5 counts of Theft by Failure to Make Required Disposition of Property Received.
The State alleged that Hadley, acting in his capacity as Building Coordinator of Atlantic City’s All Wars Memorial Building at 1510 Adriatic Avenue, Atlantic City—also known locally as the Old Soldier’s Home—accepted money orders given by citizens to rent meeting rooms of the All Wars Memorial Building, and deposited those money orders into his personal bank account.
Hadley was suspended without pay by the City of Atlantic City.
On Wednesday, March 29, 2017, Hadley pled guilty to the accusation of Theft by Failure to Make Required Disposition of Property Received before Atlantic County Superior Court Judge Michael J. Blee.
Today, Judge Blee sentenced Hadley to 3 years of probation, ordered him to pay restitution to the City of Atlantic City in the amount of $3350.00, and ordered that Hadley forfeit his public employment as a result of his conviction for an offense of dishonesty.
Chief Assistant Prosecutor John Flammer, who represented the State in the matter, said, “William Hadley presented information to the court of significant extenuating circumstances and mitigating factors that contributed to his actions, but he cannot excuse his decision to steal from the public.”