An employee of the Yale School of Medicine has been charged with stealing millions of dollars in computer hardware from the school.
Jamie Petrone-Codrington turned herself in today.
Federal prosecutors say for almost a decade, the Naugatuck resident was ordering computer equipment on Yale's tab, but having the gear delivered to an out-of-state business.
The business allegedly paid the 41-year-old for the devices.
The company then resold the devices.
Federal prosecutors did not identify the out-of-state business.
Authorities say Petrone-Codrington broke up the purchases into amounts below $10,000, to avoid some internal approvals.
She allegedly falsely claimed that the hardware was for specific needs like medical studies.
Petrone-Codrington faces charges including fraud and money laundering.
She most recently worked as Director of Finance and Administration for the Department of Emergency Medicine.
