A firefighter in Fairview who also served as account treasurer has been charged with stealing $6,721 from his own department, authorities said.
Adrian Oceguera made unauthorized ATM withdrawals and purchases from the Fairview Fire Department’s Tiger Hose Company 1 between January 2023 and November 2024, the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office said.
The money was taken for his personal use, officials said.
“It should be noted that the finances involved in the theft were separate from the taxpayer-funded Fairview Fire Department account controlled by the borough of Fairview,” the prosecutor’s office said.
Oceguera, of Weehawken, was charged with theft by unlawful taking and disposition following his arrest Thursday in Paramus. The prosecutor’s office was tipped off in January about the alleged thefts.
Oceguera was issued a summons and released.
An attorney is not listed for Oceguera in court records.
The department couldn’t immediately be reached Monday.
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