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NJ: Former Chilton Medical Center employee sentenced on Computer Criminal Theft charges

Posted on November 12, 2018 by Dissent

There’s a follow-up to an insider-wrongdoing case previously reported on this site as affecting 4,600 patients of Chilton Medical Center. The following press release appeared October 26:

Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp, and Chief Brian C. Spring of the Pequannock Township Police Department announce the sentencing of Sergiu Jitcu, age 39, of Saddle Brook, New Jersey, on Computer Criminal Theft charges.

On or about November 8, 2017, the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office was contacted by Chilton Medical Center Director of Security who reported a theft of computer equipment from the facility by the defendant. The defendant is now a former IT employee at Chilton Medical Center. The Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Specialized Crimes Division was advised that Chilton Medical Center received information from a resident of Wisconsin that he had purchased a computer hard drive on eBay from the defendant and this computer hard drive contained personal identifying information of individual(s) who may have been treated at Chilton Medical Center. The Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Specialized Crimes Division commenced an investigation into the allegation and, ultimately, executed a Search Warrant on the defendant’s residence and motor vehicles resulting in the seizure of various computer equipment and additional items belonging to Chilton Medical Center. Subsequent investigation has revealed that at least one (1) computer storage medium, which was sold on eBay by the defendant, contained data/data bases with personal identifying information of patient(s) of Chilton Medical Center. On or about December 15, 2017, Chilton Medical Center sent notifications to patients, identified as potentially being effected by the theft, who had been treated at Chilton Medical Center advising of the incident.

The defendant plead guilty, on September 4, 2018, to the following offenses based on the defendant’s criminal activity on various dates between January 1, 2015 and November 8, 2017:

• 1 count of Computer Criminal Activity, i.e. computer theft by accessing data, data base, computer storage medium or computer equipment without authorization or in excess of the authorization, in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:20-25a, a crime of the Third degree; and
• 1 count of Theft, i.e. the taking of computer equipment from Chilton Medical Center, in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:20-3a, a crime of the Third degree.

On October 26, 2018, the Hon. Stephen J. Taylor, P.J.S.C., Superior Court of New Jersey, Morris Vicinage, sentenced the defendant to non-custodial probation for a term of five (5) years with the special condition that the defendant make restitution, via monthly payments thru the Morris County Probation Department, to Chilton Medical Center in the amount of $64,250.00.

Prosecutor Knapp would like to thank the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Specialized Crimes Division, Financial Crimes Unit, Pequannock Township Police Department, Saddle Brook Police Department and Chilton Medical Center whose efforts contributed to the investigation and prosecution of this case.

Inquiries concerning this press release should be directed to Public Information Officer Peter DiGennaro at [email protected] or 973-829-8159.

Source: Morris County Prosecutor, October 26

Category: Health DataInsiderTheftU.S.

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