Former NJ Transit supervisor sentenced for accepting bribe

A former NJ Transit supervisor was sentenced on Tuesday to a year of probation, including six months home confinement, in connection with accepting an $8,000 bribe and power-washing services in exchange for helping a vendor get work with the agency.

Donna Schiereck, 56, of Jackson, will have to wear an electronic monitor during the six months of home confinement, according to federal prosecutors.

In May, she pleaded guilty to agreeing to accept an $8,000 bribe in return for her assistance maintaining snow removal work for a Lakewood vendor. She also sought and received free power washing services from the company, prosecutors said.

Another NJ Transit supervisor, William Talerico, 55, of Beachwood, pleaded guilty recently to extortion charge for accepting thousands of dollars in cash from five NJ Transit vendors, including a landscaper from Bergen County who was not named in the court documents. In return for receiving more than $70,000, he helped those vendors secure work with the agency.

Talericos sentencing is scheduled for Jan. 6.

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Former NJ Transit supervisor sentenced for accepting bribe