1NORTH BERGEN, NJ — The former executive director of the North Bergen Housing Authority has been charged with stealing more than $20,000 in public funds by using city vendors to perform contract work at his private residence over a two-year period.

Gerald Sanzari, 63, of River Edge, was arrested Tuesday by the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Investigations Unit following a criminal theft investigation. He is charged with two counts of third-degree theft by unlawful taking and has been released pending a court appearance scheduled for Tuesday, August 26.

The investigation began in November 2024 when the Township of North Bergen referred the case to the Prosecutor’s Office for review. Authorities later determined that between January 2022 and June 2024, Sanzari hired contractors

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