Port Authority Police Officer Arrested and Charged With Falsifying Her Medical Records

Photo Credit: LinkedIn                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez announced this afternoon that on Friday, April 29, 2022, a Port Authority Police Officer was arrested on charges relating to falsified medical records she submitted to her employer.

43-year old Marie Paz is charged with two counts of forgery, crimes of the fourth degree. She was arrested without incident at the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office in Jersey City and released on a summons.

She is scheduled to make her first court appearance on Friday, May 13, 2022.

The investigation revealed Paz submitted falsified medical records to her employer to receive additional paid medical leave. Prosecutor Suarez credited the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Public Integrity Unit and the Office of Inspector General Port Authority of New York and New Jersey with the arrest and investigation.

The above charges are merely accusations and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.