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South Jersey Woman Stole Her Dead Mother's Pension Benefits: AG
Diana A. Heil, 48, took pension benefits for eight years after her mother died, authorities say
Patricia A. Miller has been a reporter and editor at a variety of publications since 1984. She started her career as a reporter at the Asbury Park Press and covered Long Beach Island, Little Egg Harbor Township, Lacey Township, Point Pleasant, Jackson Township, Toms River and Berkeley Township. She became the Ocean County government reporter for the Press in 1993, and covered the Board of Freeholders, a number of county agencies and wrote an award-winning column "Ocean Diary" each week. Pat spent the last seven years at Greater Media Newspapers and served as managing editor of the Edison/Metuchen Sentinel, the Woodbridge Sentinel and the Brick Township Bulletin during that time. Pat has won a number of awards during her time as a journalist from a variety of organizations, including the New Jersey Press Association, the New Jersey Society of Professional Journalists and the North Jersey Press Club.
She graduated from the College of New Jersey with a bachelor's degree in English and a concentration in journalism. She also holds an associate's degree from Ocean County College.
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Diana A. Heil, 48, took pension benefits for eight years after her mother died, authorities say
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