A resident of Manahawkin has pleaded guilty to theft relative to her former employment as an administrative assistant with the engineering firm Horn, Tyson & Yoder Inc. in the Brighton Beach section of Long Beach Township. Dona Carlo-Tanzola, 51, appeared before Superior Court Judge Kimarie Rahill on July 1, and admitted to diverting dozens of checks for the business, totaling $178,774, into her personal account.

At the time of her sentencing, set for Aug. 30, the state will be recommending a term of five years in New Jersey State…