John Large admitted stealing pricey electronics from the data security center where he worked, AG says
John Large. TRENTON -- A Monmouth County man was sentenced to five years in state prison on Monday after admitting to stealing more than half a million dollars worth of computer equipment from his employers.
John Large, 49, pleaded guilty in April to a charge of second-degree theft by unlawful taking for swiping the electronics from the Piscataway data security center where he worked, according to the state Attorney General's Office.
Large, of Hazlet, was an electrical technician at the center and admitted he took expensive hardware including data transceivers and hard drives, some of which he sold on eBay.
He was caught in May 2014 after a banking client for the company reported that some of its equipment had been taken from their storage area at the company's facility, authorities said. Internal investigators referred the case to the New Jersey State Police Cyber Crimes Unit.
Under a plea deal, he agreed to pay $628,491 in restitution, authorities said. He was sentenced Monday by Superior Court Judge Michael A. Toto in Middlesex County.
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