By: Najla Alexander
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Authorities in Gloucester County announced Wednesday that their Grand Jury has indicted Richard Bennett of Washington Township on four counts of fourth-degree forgery.
The indictment alleges two counts of forgery and two counts in violation of NJSA 2C:21-1a(3), Gloucester County officials said. 
GCPO officials say each count carries a maximum penalty of 18 months in state prison.
According to documents filed in this case:
Bennett, who was a sitting Washington Township council member, mailed harassing letters to two members of his local Board of Education in the name of another board member, according to Gloucester County officials.