A former councilman from New Jersey, Malik D. Johnston, has been accused of embezzling money from a Democratic club.
Previously, he faced charges for selling cocaine and methamphetamine to an undercover police officer.
The Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office announced on Thursday that Johnston, also known as Pippin J. Folk, of Flemington, New Jersey, has been indicted by a grand jury for theft by unlawful taking – classified as a third-degree crime.
He was initially charged with this offense in October. If convicted, Johnston could be sentenced to up to five years in prison and fined up to $15,000.
Johnston, 47, had served as a member of the Flemington Township council and held a position in the Flemington Democratic Club.
The allegations against Johnston state that he visited a bank in Bridgewater and withdrew $1,000 from an account linked to the Flemington Democratic Club on June 2, 2023.
Prosecutors stated that Johnston had ceased to be a member of the Flemington Democratic Club when the funds were withdrawn.
It remains undisclosed how Johnston accessed the account or used the stolen money.
Despite community pressure for his resignation from the township council following his charges, Johnston opted not to seek reelection in November 2023.
Johnston has faced legal issues before.
In June 2023, he was indicted on multiple drug charges by a Hunterdon County Grand Jury, including possession and distribution of cocaine and methamphetamine.
According to Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée M. Robeson, Johnston allegedly sold cocaine and methamphetamine to an undercover police officer in Raritan Township between December 2022 and February 2023. Johnston’s pretrial hearing for this case is scheduled for June 3.
During a Flemington council meeting in March 2023, a woman accused Johnston of offering drugs to her teenage daughter. The mother stated that the councilman approached her daughter outside Burlington Coat Factory and asked if she used “crystal.”
The teenager then asked her mother about the term, which the mother recognized as slang for drugs due to her past opioid addiction and subsequent recovery four years earlier.
At the council meeting, a second woman demanded that Johnston resign from his position by telling him, “Malik you need to step down now, This is not going away.”
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Looks like black Democrats can’t keep their hands out of the til. He’ll probably plead “Racism”
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Another typical black democrat, theft and drug dealing
Nah,just a typical Democrat of today.People vote for them
Why do Democrats win, the corruption they stand for, is why Republicans do not promise what their cam[aigns say.