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Resident urges forensic audit after allegations of contraband firefighting equipment at Long Branch Fire Department
Summary
A public commenter accused a former fire chief and member of bringing contraband firefighting equipment from a U.S. Army base into the Long Branch Fire Department and asked the council to hire a forensic auditor and cooperate with federal investigators; council president did not answer during the public comment.
At the June 25 meeting, Vincent Lepore alleged that firefighting equipment seized from the Long Branch Fire Department had originated at a U.S. Army base and that the city’s auditors failed to detect the transfers.
Lepore told the council that a former Long Branch fire chief and another department member—both alleged in other public reports to face…
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