The head of Princeton’s information technology department and a former municipal employee will not face criminal charges after the Princeton Police Department investigated allegations that municipal computers were improperly disposed of, a municipal official said on Oct. 1.
Town Administrator Marc D. Dashield said police last week had provided him with their report of the matter, which he said was referred back to him “for actions under the Princeton personnel policies and procedures.” He said he could not go into further detail about what the report said.
“Whatever he has in the report, that’s what he’s told you already,” police spokesman Sgt. Fred Williams said on Oct. 2. “There’s nothing I have to add to that.”
Princeton’s chief information officer, Robert McQueen, who had been on paid administrative leave since July 19, was moved to unpaid leave on Sept. 28, Dashield said.
“Since it’s now under the personnel manuals, I’ve moved him to an unpaid leave,” he said.
Mayor Liz Lempert could not be reached for comment.
In August, municipal officials disclosed that McQueen and Anthony Guevarez, an IT technician, had been placed on paid leave in July and that police were investigating allegations that computers were not disposed of properly. The value of the equipment has not been released.
The case initially had been handled as an administrative matter until Dashield asked police on Aug. 1 to probe the matter.
Guevarez quit his job, Dashield has said.
McQueen, a Princeton employee since 1998, had been making an annual salary of $112,000. On his Linkedin page, he also lists himself as the owner of Vertex Technology Services LLC and a consulting company, both of which started in January.
