One of Bucks County’s top prosecutors – one who had a key role in one of the most high-profile recent cases – is in hot water and has been demoted.
Prosecutor Gregg Shore, who was the top non-elected official in the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office, has been demoted after it was uncovered he had been delivering food orders for DoorDash during business hours.
KYW Newsradio’s Jim Melwert broke the story Thursday afternoon.
Shore is said to have drove for DoorDash, a food delivery service, during office hours from October through February, according to KYW Newsradio.
During the pandemic, prosecutors have been working at times from home, according to statements made in court hearings over the past few months.
Shore, who led the prosecution against Cosmo DiNardo and Sean Kratz, had been the first assistant district attorney since 2017. He is a native of Newtown and worked as a county prosecutor from 1996 to 2000 and with the Lehigh County District Attorney’s Office from 2000 to 2004. He worked in the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office and as state deputy secretary of labor before returning to the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office in 2015 to oversee an insurance fraud unit.
While Shore was demoted Wednesday to a deputy district attorney, District Attorney Matt Weintraub said the longtime public servant, who earned more than $120,000 per year, will remain employed.
Shore has paid back the county for the working hours he took for his side hustle using accrued vacation time, the district attorney’s office said in a statement provided to LevittownNow.com.
Weintraub said Shore “demonstrated very poor judgment” in taking on the DoorDash deliveries.
“Nevertheless, his actions were thoughtless and demonstrated a lack of leadership,” Weintraub said. “He also violated the trust that I, the other members of the District Attorney’s Office, and the people of Bucks County place in each of us. I have a duty to hold those who violate that trust accountable. No exceptions.”
The district attorney said he believes Shore deserves a second chance.
“A person should be judged for more than just his mistakes,” Weintraub said. “While he has no excuse for his conduct, I also note that as an attorney who is always ‘on call,’ even during nonworking hours as the job dictates, that there was never a lapse in Gregg’s availability to us when called upon.”
Jennifer Schorn, a prosecutor who has been with the office since 1999, is now the second in command for Weintraub’s row office. She has led multiple types of prosecution and is a recognizable face among law enforcement.
“Jen is a warrior leading us all into battle in our relentless pursuit of justice and is a great example of leadership for us to follow,” Weintraub said. “I have had the privilege of working with her on high profile cases, as well as sharing management responsibilities with her over the last several years. She has consistently demonstrated her commitment to this office and its staff, always seeking to help newer ADAs develop as prosecutors and as people.”
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