By: Najla Alexander
Authorities in Atlantic County announced that on Tuesday, March 11, Atlantic County Department of Family and Community Development Clerk Adriana D. Quirindongo, 43, from Egg Harbor City, was charged with Second-Degree Official Misconduct, Third-Degree Crime of Pattern of Official Misconduct, Third-Degree Theft by Unlawfully Taking, and Fourth-Degree Unlawfully Receiving a Benefit.
In November of 2024, according to Atlantic County officials, an Atlantic County Department of Family and Community Development Investigator contacted the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office after discovering an EBT Benefit card had been compromised by an Atlantic County Employee.
During ACPO's subsequent investigation, Atlantic County Department of Family and Community Development Clerk Quirindongo was found to have taken three (3) EBT Benefit cards from her workplace and unlawfully completed seventeen (17) transactions, thus depriving the rightful card owners of $2,490.06 in benefit funds, Atlantic County officials say.
ACPO authorities stated that this incident was and continues to be investigated by the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Professional Standards and Accountability Unit.