An ex-administrative assistant from an Ocean County engineering firm admitted last week that she stole nearly $179,000 from her former employer, authorities announced Monday. Dona Carlo-Tanzola, 51, of Manahawkin, took checks made payable to Horn, Tyson & Yoder, deposited them into her personal bank accounts and used the money for herself, according to a release from the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office. She took the money between May and November 2022, according to an investigation led by the Long Beach Township Police Department. In an effort to hide her theft, Carlo-Tanzola edited the Long …