A resident of Manahawkin has been sentenced to five years in New Jersey State Prison for the charge of theft relative to her former employment as an administrative assistant with the engineering firm Horn, Tyson & Yoder Inc. in Brighton Beach. In July, Dona Carlo-Tanzola, 51, appeared before Superior Court Judge Kimarie Rahill and admitted to diverting dozens of checks for the business, totaling $178,774.35, into her personal account.

According to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer, Rahill also ordered Carlo-Tanzola to pay restitution in the…