TRENTON, N.J. — A former clerk for the state’s Labor and Workforce Development Department has been sentenced for stealing nearly $19,000 in unemployment benefits.

Patricia Garcia of Old Bridge must serve a 364-day jail term and 18 months of probation under the sentence imposed Tuesday. She is also barred from public employment in New Jersey must pay $18,825 in restitution.

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