Brown/The Star-LedgerRocco Malgieri, a 19-year veteran in the Elizabeth police

Brown/The Star-LedgerRocco Malgieri, a 19-year veteran in the Elizabeth police Department , forty three, of Brick is charged with focusing on Hispanic guys although diagnostic auto codes patrolling the streets of Elizabeth.
ELIZABETH The arraignment of an Elizabeth cop accused of shaking down undocumented immigrants was postponed nowadays simply because his legal professional was suspended from practicing law months ago.
When Rocco Malgieri showed around state Exceptional Courtroom in Elizabeth right now his first visual appeal considering that becoming indicted on fifty eight counts of bribery, extortion and misconduct he told Decide Robert Mega that his lawyer or attorney couldn t help it become. Malgieri, forty three, is accused of pulling over Hispanic-looking automotive scanners guys in Elizabeth, then demanding cash.
The 19-year veteran advised his victims they might be turned over to immigration officers should they didn t pay, the Union County Prosecutor s workplace has mentioned.
Right now, the judge gave Malgieiri time to check if another attorney could symbolize him. But, inside of two hours, Mega had figured out that absent legal professional John Tiffany wasn t just getting difficulties receiving to court to signify Malgieri he isn t permitted to signify anybody.
"Mr. Tiffany are unable to apply regulation within this courtroom since he s suspended from your apply of law," Mega said. Tiffany, whose place of work is in Hackensack, is accused of various ethics violations in a complaint filed in September. He denies the accusations.
Mega gave Malgieri two months to locate a new legal professional and rescheduled the arraignment for Jan. 23.
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