New York ICE agent arrested for stealing and selling government property
A special agent with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency was recently arrested on Tuesday for allegedly stealing government property and then selling it on eBay; the agent, Steven Kucan, was a resident of Wood Ridge, New Jersey and will appear in a federal court in Newark, New Jersey; Kucan reportedly sold approximately $37,000 worth of ICE property using an eBay account that was opened in the name of an elderly relative; stolen items include printer cartridges, camera lenses, film, combat lights for M-4 rifles, and even a special diving suit designed to prevent hypothermia in cold water
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A special agent with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency was recently arrested on Tuesday for allegedly stealing government property and then selling it on eBay.
The agent, Steven Kucan, was a resident of Wood Ridge, New Jersey and will appear in a federal court in Newark, New Jersey.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in charge of New Jersey, Kucan will be charged with one count of theft of government property.
Kucan, who is in charge of acquiring and managing ICE equipment for the agency’s offices in New York, has been accused of stealing property between December 2004 and February 2011. He has been on leave from the agency since February.
He is also accused of selling approximately $37,000 worth of ICE property using an eBay account that was opened in the name of an elderly relative. Stolen items include printer cartridges, camera lenses, film, combat lights for M-4 rifles, and even a special diving suit designed to prevent hypothermia in cold water.
ICE employees report seeing Kucan taking property out of ICE offices on carts, and one witness claims to have seen him removing property on a Saturday. According to his co-workers, Kucan oversaw several large storage rooms at ICE’s New York office that only he had access to.
After investigators searched Kucan’s home last February, they found a large stash of ICE property which included computers, flashlights, helmets, radio systems, and lifejackets. All together the items found were worth approximately $40,000.
If found guilty, Kucan could receive a maximum penalty of ten years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
