He who is without sin among you, let him be the first to throw a stone at her." ...
This was a great public servant , who made a mistake....it is a great loss for the taxpayers..

Best Wishes Dawn Marie Kelly

What a load of bologna. It's not who you are it's who you know. Special treament, absolutely. Preferential treatment, absolutely. Why did it take a few days for this obvious prepared response? Seems like they should have announced this response when this news first broke. Awful lot of legal troubles for the kelly family in the past year......

So if you're in public service, it's ok to steal because even if you get caught all you have to do is pay it back, quit and go to rehab? Seems fair to me. I think I'll get a job in public service.

"Public Opinion" There is loads of "conflict of interest" going
on in Ocean County ... one only has to see who has gotten jobs,
appointments, double-dipping, stacked pensions, political funding
ballot stacking in primary elections ... just business as usual
in the Soprano State ... great book and history
Does anyone think Chris Christie would go after the 25,000 OC-GOP
cronies in government???
"History as proven the apple does not fall far from the tree"

It sounds like the makings of a great political career for her..

"She still owes $6,486 in restitution. The balance has already been paid. Aseltine said he did not know how the balance was paid".

More than likely the balance was paid in cash, wouldn't you think?.

Cheif Wahoo- it is a great loss for the taxpayers~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You have to be an idiot to say tht.. Yeah what a lose she's not there robbing out money any more.. Get the F outta here

There is a ton of sympathy onhere for drug addicts who rob a 7-11 why not for her. Or are you liberals selective with who you want to get away with commiting crimes.

seriously, plead to third degree crime? omg...politics.....if this was someone else they would be behind bars. give me a break.....what about the taxpayers she stole from? is daddy gonna pay?

If Ms. Kelly were a bank teller that pocketed $40,000.00 in deposits, do you think she would have been arrested? Indicted? I do. Of course , I don't think it would have gone on for seven months as a bank would have a system of checks and balances in place. Apparently, the government did not.

OH No She did not get special treatment how do you think she got the job! Oh yes and daddy has a nice easy job down at the AC airport. This crap just makes me sick to my stomach... Bail her out on this one DADDY!

What a joke, she had a Cushy Public job and Stole, now she has a cushy sentence. Good Ole boy network comes thru once again in Ocean County and in All of NJ

NO Probation??? No Jail??? .. Just restitution and sign into a drug program?? WOW Wish I had that happen to me when I stole $200 from a company in Pt Pleasant, I got 3 yrs probation, and was CONVICTED, which means I'm a Felon & can't vote, can't get a GOOD job all because I did something STUPID 20 yrs ago all in the name of Drugs.. but hey, I didn't have a Daddy who served in Public Office.. Oh btw that was my first offense also.. Guess its WHO you know..

Does anyone really beleive this BS??? I read where govenment employees have fone to jail for stealing 3 gallons of gas. This county sucks!!! You have her father a gilmore hack walk on killing someone without even a ticket. You have APK towing (gilmore connected owners) walk with out a darn thing happening to them..., heck not only did not a darn thing happen to them WE THE TAX PAYERS ARE PAYING FOR THE OVERCHARGING THEY DID!!! All of this leads right back to Gilmore and the Governor Chris Christie and the media fails the people because, they are on such a love fest..., any one want to lay bets this will be deleted?

Bs Bs Bs Bs

Chief Wahoo wrote: 3:25 pm on Friday, January 18, 2013
"do not be so angry.....We are all part of the Jersey Comeback ........ You just need to work harder and do you fair share......do not blame the public employees, cops and teachers.
WHAT? "work harder do your fair share" and then you come off with."do not blame the public employees, cops and teachers." WHAT? where did that statement come from?... you mean to pay more taxes (work harder) to pay for corruption and those who steal? Wow there Chief!
And Convict: "I'm a Felon & can't vote," Maybe Jack just lost one vote.

....I do mean from his daughter - sorry that did not come out right.

Let's see. She steals $40k and gets no jail time. Her father runs over a cyclist and is still running around. No special treatment? Are we speaking different languages here, or are voters supposed to be stupid enough to believe anything? I guess no one heard of concept that politicians are supposed to live ABOVE suspicion, not wallow in it.

It is complete bull when they claim she got no special treatment. Stop the lies already.

If you read the first paragraph of the story you learn that $40,000. was stolen. If by some reason this theft was not discovered, who thinks that she would have given back the money?

The money WAS stolen. She gave it back because she HAD to give the money back. If she had gotten wawy with it, she would not have given the money back. Plain & simple...she is a thief, who stole $40,000. of TAXPAYERS money.

To mack matters worse, the State then insults the TAXPAYERS intelligence by giving us some bull shyt story that a child could see was not true. They steal, then they lie...and are shocked when we don't believe their BS story. How can one elect such liars?

What a disgrace, she belongs in jail just like any "regular" person would be. Keep coddling them. From little criminals come big ones.

@Mike, do you really think she still had the money she stole? She made 37k a year and was clearly not the sharpest knife in the drawer. That money was adios.

When was the theft discovered?

A "regular" person would have been charged with public corruption- which has mandatory jail time. This was special treatment - the nepotism is bad enough, the theft and corruption of the justice system is shameful

We have to remember if Dawn became a felon, she would not be able to vote. This could cost Freeholder Kelly a future election and the taxpayers would be much worse off if Kelly was not working his hardest for us.
Sometimes you have to see the forest from the trees. I have full faith in the Kelly's. I have full trust in all public leaders. Only they know the way to a better future.

In fairness to the process, Ms. Kelly agreed to plead guilty before an indictment was handed down, therefore no arrest. The courts, all of them, are lenient with first time offenders. It is clear there were no special favors for the Kelly family. Hopefully, she gets the help she needs.

TRWatch,

In light of your post, I have a bridge in Brooklyn that you may be intrested in.

When was Ms. Kelly hired? Who else applied? What were her qualifications?

Why wasn't she charged with Official Misconduct?
Under New Jersey Official Misconduct law the state must prove the following five elements:

First, defendant was a public servant.

Second, defendant acted with purpose to gain a benefit or to injure or deprive another of a benefit.

Third, the act committed related to the public servant's office.

Fourth, the act must be unauthorized.

Fifth, defendant knew that the act was unauthorized.

The Mayor & Administrator must be embarrassed & ashamed of themselves..... Little Egg Harbor has been in the Media for the last couple of weeks.... What will next week's Media Blitz be about.... Perhaps the fact that the Construction Dept is "forcing" residents of Hurricne Sandy to obtain Permits for Insulation & Sheetrock when,the State Department of Code & Standards has contacted Jay Haines and advised him on numerouse occasions to cease & desist !!!!

When was the theft discovered, and when was she fired? How long did she continue to get paid after they found out she was stealing? There are questions that still need to be answered- this is a cover up!

TRENTON – A former clerk for the State Department of Education was sentenced to jail today for stealing three money orders totaling $615 that were sent to the department by teachers in payment for teaching certificates, Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa announced. A second former clerk who cashed one of the money orders was sentenced to noncustodial probation

PLEASANTVILLE – A city employee and former local administrator of the state’s Home Energy Assistance Program was found guilty of stealing $9,062 from that program, according to Attorney General Paula T. Dow and Criminal Justice Director Stephen J. Taylor.

Marvin Laws, 56, of Atlantic City was sentenced to 364 days in county jail and five years probation by Superior Court Judge Mark H. Sandson on Dec. 15

So this all seems to come down to the judges opinion and decision of a plea of third degree. Did the judge exercise impartiality without out influence and a phone call from Jack, George, Starkey or Mr. Chris himself? Understanding the law with first offenders, OK, but who decided the title /type of charge for Ms. Kelly. Seems that is the issue here - a charge of illegality with the most possible leniency. Like said, most anyone else would be in jail. And so where did the inception of this article come from: "Freeholder's Daughter Did Not Receive Special Treatment In Little Egg Thefts, State Says" The state reads the Patch? Yikes! Hmmm?

"We have to remember if Dawn became a felon, she would not be able to vote. This could cost Freeholder Kelly a future election and the taxpayers would be much worse off if Kelly was not working his hardest for us. Sometimes you have to see the forest from the trees. I have full faith in the Kelly's. I have full trust in all public leaders. Only they know the way to a better future." Cheif Wahoo, are you fishing? trolling?...cause you cant really believe that, do you? if so you are a "F"in idiot!

Yea Right......NO special treatment here. And I have a bridge to sell you in the Mohave.

Freeholder or Freeloader?

Keep electing the Republicanibal party in this county and we will never drive the rats out of here..They live because they are given the power to control .The here your votes your money and the media backing them and they make laws to feed themselve..wake up and kill the beast.

I can't believe she has to enter a drug program. That is so stupid. She took the money because she needed to put food on the table. She was a very good public server. And she will be very much missed. Keep your head high Marie. Everyone makes mistakes. Your friends at the Boro.

@donald hinman

Glad you tolerate THIEFS who are junkies. If daddy wasn't a freeholder she would be in jail. Food on the table.....my foot, how about her next fix. You are a fool.

Chief wahoo is just some lonely guy who's bitter about how his life turned out. So instead he has to voice his negative opinion on everything. I really feel you wake up in the morning all excited to get your jollys off writing on the patch.

Chief, You threw out the bait and people are biting.

Ill gladly steal his title.

I think she would be a great GM for the Jets or Mantae Teo's girlfriend

What proof was offered in stating that no special treatment was given. Did the reporter ask for examples? I would need to know when this was done for others in similar situations. Just because someone says something does not make it true.

CONVICT you are either unaware or a liar about your past. In New Jersey a felon can have his or her right to vote restored once all conditions of their sentence has been completed. A simple letter from the probation/ parole dept stating completion of probation or parole should suffice.

I am not for one moment making light of this story. But, why would anyone pay property taxes in CASH?

This is what happens when you have a small group of "thugs" running your county. Georgie Boy makes sure we have the "cream of the crop" running our government, not only at the county level, but in most of our towns. They kiss the ring and are rewarded by the king. Those in Little Egg Harbor who are responsible for the hiring of a drug addict, and failing to keep an eye on her doing should also lose their jobs. I heard her daddy was being considered to be the replacement for Polhemus until an election next year. Can you imagine that? If people keep re-electing these losers, we will continue to see things like this. What bothers me is, what did Freeholder Kelly do to piss off Georgie Boy, as normally this thing would have been completely covered up, as has gone on numerous times in the past.

I am willing to bet that Kellys daughter is going through Treatment at the Tax payors expense and there is nothing you can do about it .Also she would be entitled to collect disablility while she is doing it ...what a racket her and her old man have going, But its not just them its the Republicanibal that are running this county into the poor house and picking your pockets clean along the way..Wake up and send a messege from Ocean County and remove the Rats..

Wasnt her brother a Little Egg Cop Too who now works for the State Park Police due to a layoff

OCEAN COUNTRY BEST,SHE WAS JUST HIRE TO THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY,BY CHRISTIE,

You mean like Ritacco was? "And so where did the inception of this article come from: "Freeholder's Daughter Did Not Receive Special Treatment In Little Egg Thefts, State Says" I asked earlier why and how this article came about. No comments? And nothing in the Asbury Park Press regards? Another phone call?

Mr. ?,
"And so where did the inception of this article come from"

In this day & age, with all the ways information can be acquired, it's assumed that the "story" can't be hidden for long. I have no idea, as most folks don't, where or how this info was put out...fact is... it's there. The more out in the open, the better.

any idea if the feds are looking into the former Tr Boe law firm?

This is a special deal and an abuse of power

Get used to it, the longer you live the more of it you see.

Didn't receive special treatment? Sure, she didn't.

Asbury Park Press, N.J 28 Nov 2008
The former finance officer of the Ocean County library has been sentenced to three years in state prison for official misconduct for stealing $5,000 in book fines and copier fees from the library, authorities said.

Jill Fisher, a former 16-year-employee of the library, repaid $20,000 - representing the amount she admitted stealing plus the cost of an audit - before Superior Court Judge Barbara Ann Villano sentenced her to prison Nov. 14, said Assistant Ocean County Prosecutor Martin Anton.

Fisher, 40, of Manchester, was arrested in October 2007 following an investigation by the Ocean County Prosecutor's Internal Affairs/Corruption Unit.

She subsequently pleaded guilty to official misconduct and agreed to forfeit her job and pension, Anton said.

Fisher could have faced up to 10 years in prison for the offense.
Copyright 2008 - Asbury Park Press NJ - All Rights Reverved

This was a coverup. What government worker can steal over $40K and not be charged with misconduct in office? Someone said the presumption for a 3rd degree crime for a first offender is probation. How about the presumption for a first offender for misconduct in office is five years. Why was she not charged?

That @Tip Semone, is the conundrum.

They think we are all stupid. Lets be able to send all of these comments to them.

And to think the her father wanted to be Sherrif !!!!!!!!