TRUST BETRAYED: Former Hackensack Teacher Gets 5 Years for Defrauding Single Moms, Colleagues Out of College Funds
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
HACKENSACK, NJ – A shocking case of financial deception involving a trusted member of the community has reached a conclusion. Suzette Hart, a 59-year-old former teacher with the Hackensack Public Schools, has been sentenced to five years in state prison for defrauding several friends and colleagues out of over half a million dollars.
Hart, a resident of Oradell, was sentenced on October 24th by Judge Gary Wilcox in New Jersey Superior Court after pleading guilty to second-degree theft by deception on August 7th.
