By Police1 Staff
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Four officers involved in a retaliation plot against a fellow officer pleaded guilty last week, NJ.com reported.
Officer Michael A. Dotro, 39, was angry at a fellow Edison police officer for ticketing a family member of his for a DUI. He planned to take action against the officer and recruited three other members of the department, the publication reported. The plot was never carried out.
Officer Dotro, Officer Brian Favretto, 41, Officer Victor E. Aravena, 45, and Sgt. William H. Gesell, 48, all reached plea agreements, according to the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office.
“This is a sad day for the Edison Police Department because of the tarnish it brings to the reputations of our many other upstanding and hard-working police officers,” Edison Business Administrator Maureen Ruane said in a statement. “We are glad to see these men chose to resign their positions, bringing an end to their tenure here.”
After sentencing in January, the officers face probation, must give up their government jobs, and are barred from future public employment.
All four officers resigned from the force, the publication reported.