On Thursday, April 11, 2024, Michelle Calderon, 37, from Egg Harbor
Township, NJ, a former Code Enforcement Officer with the City of Ventnor, was indicted for the
following crimes:
• Second-degree Pattern of Official Misconduct
• Second-degree Official Misconduct
• Second-degree Misapplication of Entrusted Property
• Second-degree Failure to Make Lawful Disposition of Property
• Second-degree Altering Computer Software to Commit Theft
• Fourth-degree Tampering with Records
The indictment stems from an investigation that began when the City of Ventnor observed a
discrepancy within its financial ledgers. It is alleged that from 2021 through 2023, Calderon took
cash transactions from citizens and businesses intended as payment for various city permits
and kept the cash for herself. She would then alter the balance sheets using a city-owned
computer to cover up the discrepancies. The total amount of cash taken exceeds $75,000.