On Monday, 47 year old Joseph L. Ridley from Mays Landing was charged with Second-Degree Official Misconduct, Pattern of Official Misconduct, Theft by Unlawfully Taking, and Conspiracy to Commit
Theft. Ridley is a supervisor in the Roads and Bridges Department within the Atlantic County
Department of Public Works. These charges are related to the use of Atlantic County owned
diesel fuel to fuel trucks for his private business, Z5 Logistics LLC. On June 2, detectives from the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office apprehended employees of Z5 Logistics LLC as they were fueling the business trucks at the Atlantic County fuel site without authorization. Investigation led to the arrest of the employees as well as Ridley.