A former state worker pleaded guilty on Monday to charges related to her taking more than 866 (t) thousand public funds meant for a housing and rental-assistance program. Robin Wheeler-Hicks pleaded guilty in state Superior Court in Mercer County to second-degree bribery and theft by deception. The 46-year-old Elizabeth resident is a former Department of Community Affairs senior field representative in Union County. In pleading guilty, she admitted she submitted at least 428 false applications to the state's Homelessness Prevention Program. Under the terms of her plea, Wheeler-Hicks faces up to seven years in state prison and a nearly 831...