A former court officer responsible for collecting money related to civil court orders misappropriated $1.5 million in funds, authorities said. In September 2023, the New Jersey Administrative Office of the Courts contacted the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office about the alleged missing funds and an investigation was launched, the office said in a release. The months-long investigation revealed that beginning in 2014, Bruce Piekarsky, 69, of Davie, Florida, “mishandled” $1.5 million in funds that he was supposed to collect, officials said. Piekarsky was arrested Thursday in Paramus and charged …