Bob Schroeder graduated from Westwood Regional High School in 1978; in 1982, he graduated from Farleigh Dickinson University.
13 Facts About Bob Schroeder
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Bob Schroeder founded a company called All Points International Distributors, which supports international relief efforts by the United States government, the United Nations, and NATO.
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Since 1991, Bob Schroeder has held public office as a Washington Township councilman.
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Bob Schroeder has served as Council President twice and as Council Vice President three times.
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Bob Schroeder is a Trustee for the Leo P McGuire Public Safety and Education Foundation, a member of the New Jersey-New York Volunteer Fireman's Association, New Jersey State Fire Chief's Association, and the Bergen County 200 Club.
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Bob Schroeder is past president of the Pascack Valley Police Vest Fund, and is on the advisory board of Directors for Lakeland Bank.
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Bob Schroeder spent $2.1 million on a largely self-financed campaign for Governor of New Jersey in 2005.
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Bob Schroeder won the organization line in Ocean County and the endorsement of the Northeastern Republican Organization.
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The charges are related to Bob Schroeder allegedly writing nearly $400,000 in bad checks to two investors in his distribution company, All Points International Distributors LLC, which sells tents and prefabricated buildings primarily to the US military.
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On December 20,2012, Bob Schroeder was indicted by the state Attorney General on three charges, for deceiving five people who loaned him $1.9 million for a venture to provide housing for a North Dakota oil drilling project, and for writing 47 bad checks totaling $3.4 million to twelve other creditors.
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On October 7,2016, soon before his trial was to begin, Bob Schroeder entered a plea deal, pleading guilty to a charge of second-degree misconduct by a corporate official, and to a separate charge of issuing bad checks on behalf of his companies.
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Bob Schroeder was required to pay back the entire $5.3 million to his victims, and he was barred from public office or public employment in New Jersey.
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On February 6,2017, Bob Schroeder was sentenced to eight years in state prison.