39 year old Michelle Calderon from Egg Harbor Township, a former Code Enforcement Officer with Ventnor City, was sentenced to five years in prison n after pleading guilty to Theft by Failure to make Lawful Disposition of Entrusted Property, and was required to make partial restitution of $50,000 to the City of Ventnor prior to sentence. The case resulted from an investigation that began when Ventnor City officials observed a
discrepancy within their financial ledgers. Law enforcement further observed that, from
2021 to 2023, Calderon altered balance sheets and kept the money for herself. The amount of
money taken exceeded $75,000.