NJ - 5 Edison cops made $300K+ annual

[Root]

This article is full of shock. Let's start

http://www.nj.com/middlesex/index.ss...isconduc.html?

Five Edison cops made more than $840,000 collectively over the last two years for side-job police work, but authorities now say they never showed up for their shifts.
The group -- Sgt. Ioannis "John" Mpletsakis, 38, Officer Paul Pappas, 43, Officer James Panagoulakos, 32, all of Edison Township, Officer Gregory Makras, 33, of Cranford, and Sgt. Brian Rossmeyer, 41, of Bedminster -- all face charges of theft and two counts of official misconduct, Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey said Friday.
The officers clocked into these no-show shifts from Nov. 14, 2016, through this May, when the officers received tens of thousands of dollars in addition to their base salary and overtime pay, according to authorities.

The officers, who were suspended without pay [shocking - root] after the charges were made public, were on pace to double their base salaries with the extra overtime and side-jobs. Mpletsakis could have made more than $350,000 in 2018 if he held a similar schedule through the rest of the year.

Here's where it starts to get sickening


The following payroll records were obtained through a records request and go up until May 23.

Name	Base Salary	TOTAL PAY 2018 (Until 5/23)	TOTAL PAY 2017	TOTAL PAY 2016
Sgt. Ioannis Mpletsakis	$149,258.51	$145,998.15	$204,501.60	$302,626.50
Off. James Panagoulakos	$94,984.03	$114,684.59	$216,440.70	$223,263.87
Off. Paul Pappas	$130,849.06	$98,686.06	$154,772.30	$204,929.23
Off. Gregory Makras	$125,979.98	$111,218.31	$266,107.97	$231,627.29
Sgt. Brian Rossmeyer	$144,465.78	$109,977.18	$264,506.93	$216,956.10

Andres Rosa, a retired Edison officer, handles the books for the police force's off-duty work, in which officers are paid by a third-party through the township for private security and shifts monitoring road construction and utility work with hourly rates ranging from $40 to $90.

Rossmeyer, who came on the force in 2007, and Mpletsakis, who was hired in 2002, were just recently promoted in the department.
Mpletsakis --who pulled in more than $300,000 in 2016 with his base salary, overtime and side-job pay -- was originally fired from the police force a decade ago after he ran from the scene of a car crash while off-duty. Mpletsakis had no clothes on at the time.
A judge reinstated him in 2007.
One of the top side-job earners, Pappas, is also facing numerous charges after cops arrested the 15-year veteran of the force over an alleged tire slashing incident. The cop allegedly took an unmarked police car to New Brunswick while on duty and slashed his former girlfriend's tires.

Total for the top 15 highest paid cops = $8,301,787.7 (since 2016)

[TheTexan]

Overtime and side jobs? Those are some hard working heroes.

but authorities now say they never showed up for their shifts.

I'm sure they were off doing something heroic.

[timosman]

How many promotions before you get to that level?

[Suzanimal]

Overtime and side jobs? Those are some hard working heroes.



I'm sure they were off doing something heroic.

Heroing is hard work.

[Suzanimal]

How many promotions before you get to that level?

These heroes got suspensions and one got fired (and rehired)for running naked from the scene of accident. Just imagine what they'd be making if they weren't screw ups.

[phill4paul]

I shoulda been a cop. Sheesh.

[Anti Globalist]

Wish I could make 300k annually without being corrupt.

[timosman]

I shoulda been a cop. Sheesh.

Looks like somebody is slowly catching up - http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthr...Private-Sector

[phill4paul]

Looks like somebody is slowly catching up - http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthr...Private-Sector

If I had a way-back machine I probably would have finished out my Navy service, did another 10 in the FAA, and be sitting pretty with around $110k in pension right now at 53.

[timosman]

If I had a way-back machine I probably would have finished out my Navy service, did another 10 in the FAA, and be sitting pretty with around $110k in pension right now at 53.

And a new wife at 25.

[Root]

These heroes got suspensions and one got fired (and rehired)for running naked from the scene of accident. Just imagine what they'd be making if they weren't screw ups.

Can you imagine what goes through a koppers Head after that?

”welp, if they didn’t (or can’t) fire me for leaving the scene of an accident while driving naked, they probably won’t (or can’t) fire me for anything else... and if they promote me...”

[Weston White]

This is just neo-capitalism at work baby. Yeahza!

[Swordsmyth]

This is just neo-capitalism at work baby. Yeahza!

Soon to transition to Neo-Feudalism.

[Weston White]

Soon to transition to Neo-Feudalism.

Bahzinga!

[oyarde]

WTF

[Suzanimal]

WTF

Which part? The rich hero/public servants or the naked cop running from an accident?

[Suzanimal]

Can you imagine what goes through a koppers Head after that?

”welp, if they didn’t (or can’t) fire me for leaving the scene of an accident while driving naked, they probably won’t (or can’t) fire me for anything else... and if they promote me...”

Considering all the truly horrendous stuff they get away with, I imagine they're astonished they got in trouble for it in the first place.

[Danke]

Which part? The rich hero/public servants or the naked cop running from an accident?

Kinda rich coming from an Injun that went from living in teepees to siting back collecting royalties on his tribes casinos provided by the white man.

[oyarde]

Which part? The rich hero/public servants or the naked cop running from an accident?

Yeah , the salaries . None of the rest seems out of the ordinary .

[oyarde]

Kinda rich coming from an Injun that went from living in teepees to siting back collecting royalties on his tribes casinos provided by the white man.

My vast estate was put together through hard work and sweat . I paid for the roads I use so I should be charging a toll . It's a long way to the top if you wanna rock and roll .

[Krugminator2]

Looks like somebody is slowly catching up - http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthr...Private-Sector

Yet, I read an article you posted an article a week or two ago that argued most private sector jobs are pointless and public sector jobs are productive and not overpaid. And the article you posted argued that private sector workers with pointless jobs are resentful of the fairly paid public sector workers even though deep down they know the public sector workers are the useful and productive workers in society.