Former Wildwood Mayor Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining State Health Benefits

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Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) today announced that former Wildwood Mayor Peter J.

Byron pleaded guilty to fraudulently participating in the State Health Benefits Program. Byron further pleaded guilty to failing to identify, in mandatory disclosure forms, his outside employment and failing to report income from that outside job on state tax returns.

Byron, 68, of Wildwood, New Jersey, who resigned from his municipal office in September 2023, admitted to the crimes during a hearing on September 27, 2024, before New Jersey Superior Court Judge Bernard DeLury, Jr., presiding in Cape May County.

Byron pleaded guilty to one count of theft by unlawful taking (2nd degree) in connection with the health-benefits […].

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