Former Brookdale President Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison
Colts Neck resident Peter Burnham must pay over $44,000 in restitution.
Former Brookdale Community College (BCC) President Peter F. Burnham received a five-year prison sentence after bilking the college, Monmouth University and the federal government of over $44,000 worth of items and services, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Grammiccioni announced. Burnham, 68, of Colts Neck, was ordered to pay $44,497 in restitution by Superior Court Judge Thomas F. Scully, who handed down the sentence at the Monmouth County Courthouse in Freehold on Friday. Burnham pleaded guilty on June 24 to two counts of official misconduct and one count of theft by deception. As part of his plea agreement, Burnham will be ineligible for parole for two years. Burnham resigned from BCC in March 2011 after county officials…
Carol Fowler
10:58 am on Sunday, December 2, 2012
This glimpse into a "Club Monmouth" lifestyle on the backs of the working class should prove to more folks that the 'other half" lives much better than a lot of us. Are we to believe and trust that this isn't happening with our Monmouth County tax dollars any longer? As taxpaying, law-abiding citizens, we can demand more vigilance with where our money's going. This is a slap in our faces and we … more ›