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January 21, 2011

Office of The Attorney General
- Paula T. Dow, Attorney General
Division of Criminal Justice
- Stephen J. Taylor, Director

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Former Employee Sentenced for Stealing 407 Cell Phones from University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

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TRENTON – Attorney General Paula T. Dow and Criminal Justice Director Stephen J. Taylor announced that a former employee of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey was sentenced today for stealing 407 cell phones and two laptop computers from the university.

According to Director Taylor, Andres Santana, 35, of Newark, was sentenced to one year of probation by Superior Court Judge Michael A. Petrolle in Essex County. He was ordered to pay restitution of $19,402 to UMDNJ for the stolen equipment and perform 50 hours of community service. Santana pleaded guilty to third-degree theft by unlawful taking on Nov. 16. He forfeited his job at the time of the plea and is permanently barred from public employment in New Jersey. Under New Jersey law, there is a presumption against jail or prison time if a defendant is sentenced for a third-degree crime and has no prior felony record.

Deputy Attorney General Perry Primavera represented the state at the sentencing. Deputy Attorney General Vincent J. Militello prosecuted the case for the Division of Criminal Justice Corruption Bureau and took the guilty plea.

Verizon Wireless alerted UMDNJ in January 2010 that several cell phones registered to the university had been located in Brooklyn, N.Y. UMDNJ initially investigated the case and referred it to the Division of Criminal Justice as soon as criminal conduct was uncovered. UMDNJ continued to assist the Division of Criminal Justice in the investigation.

Santana formerly was a senior technologist at UMDNJ. His responsibilities, among others, included managing the cell phone program for the university. In pleading guilty, Santana admitted that between December 2007 and January 2010, he used his position to have 407 cell phones and two laptop computers shipped to his personal residence on Morris Avenue in Newark. The items were originally destined for UMDNJ from Verizon. The state's investigation revealed that Santana provided the cell phones and laptops to another individual, who was reselling the equipment. That individual has not been found. The total value of the cell phones and computers was approximately $19,402.

Detective Michael Behar conducted the investigation for the Division of Criminal Justice Corruption Bureau. Compliance Investigator Scott Strother was the lead investigator for the UMDNJ Investigations Group, under the supervision of Interim Director of Investigations James DiGiulio and Vice President for Investigations Neil Schorr.

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