Wildwood Mayor Ernie Troiano Jr. may need a new lawyer in his criminal case, after his defense attorney received an offer for his “dream job” as an environmental crimes prosecutor in the state Attorney General’s Office, a job he said he plans to accept. According to the Cape May County Herald, Brian Pelloni, the lawyer, told Superior Court Judge Bernard E. DeLury Jr. at a hearing Friday, Jan. 26, that if he takes the state’s offer in the Division of Criminal Justice, it doesn’t necessarily create a conflict in his continuing to represent Troiano. Troiano told the judge he would like to keep Pelloni, who has been defending him since health benefits fraud charges were first brought against him by the Attorney General’s Office in June 2022, even after the lawyer accepts the job offer from the agency prosecuting him. However, DeLury said the situation still might create ethical issues that could force Pelloni off the case. He asked both sides to file briefs on the issue, after which he will consider it further.