Politics & Government
Kaplan to Step Down as Middlesex County Prosecutor
Longtime Middlesex County Prosecutor Bruce Kaplan will step down from his county job to work for the attorney general, sources say.
Middlesex County Prosecutor Bruce Kaplan is expected to resign from his position on Monday, sources say.
According to a report on NJ.com, Kaplan, who has served as prosecutor since 2002, will be replaced by Andrew Carey, who was nominated by Gov. Chris Christie in March to serve as Kaplan's replacement.
Kaplan's term as prosecutor expired on Jan. 14. Kaplan will reportedly move to the state Division of Criminal Justice, according to the report.
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Carey will enter the department while it is embroiled in a lawsuit filed by retired investigator Gabriela Nieves, who claimed a hostile work environment developed at the Prosecutor's Office after she complained about less experienced male colleagues being chosen for promotions over her in 2010, according to a report on mycentraljersey.com.
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