Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey and Chief Roman McKeon of the Perth Amboy Police Department announced that a city Battalion Fire Chief was charged yesterday for using a city owned computer to acquire compensatory time that was unearned.
According to officials, Sammy Arroyo, 42, of Perth Amboy, was charged with one count of theft by unlawful taking in the third degree and one count of computer theft in the second degree.
The charges were a result of an investigation initiated after city officials uncovered the theft and contacted police.
Authorities discovered that between March 2016 and May 2017, Arroyo was double-dipping from the city and county by putting in for time instructing at the Middlesex County Fire Academy while also getting paid by the City of Perth Amboy for the same period of time.
Police processed and released Arroyo after he surrendered to authorities.
Officials suspended Arroyo without pay.
The investigation is active and is continuing.
Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Bouleris of the Perth Amboy Police Department at (732) 324-3800, or Detective Chiorella of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office at (732) 745-3848.
As is the case with all criminal defendants, the charges against Arroyo are merely accusations and he is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
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