Ex-Employee Accused of Ripping Off Rochester Business

Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News)- The Olmsted County Attorney’s Office has charged a Rochester man accused of ripping off his former employer. 

Get our free mobile app

He’s accused of stealing nearly $10,000 worth of property. The company is not named in the complaint, however it’s based in northwest Rochester and makes chemical compounds used coating for gemstones. 

Rochester Police officers responded to the business last October and were told by the manager and an employee that a large quantity of certain chemicals used to make the compound were going missing. 

The employer identified the former worker as 59-year-old Eng Kiong Ng. The court document says footage captured on October 3 from a camera hidden in the chemical mixing part of the business shows Ng put together the compound mixture then transferring it to a mason jar before walking out of the building with the jar in a bag he was carrying. 

An employee said he confronted Ng in the parking lot and that Ng gave the mixture back, claiming he was retrieving the jar from his vehicle. The company also alleges Ng has not returned an employee-issued laptop prior to his dismissal, the complaint says. 

The chemical mixture Ng is accused of transfering to the jar is valued at $9,200.08. The laptop is worth $605.48, according to the complaint. 

The Rochester man is also accused of stealing a new airbrush and replacing it with a new air brush. In all Ng is accused of stealing $9,901.56 worth of property from the company, the court document states. 

He’s charged with one count of felony theft and is due to make his first court appearance in the case next month.

More Minnesota News:

• Man on Probation Accused of Burglarizing Rochester Apartment 
• Winter Returns: Measurable Snow in the Forecast for Minnesota
• Small Town Minnesota Teen Killed in Fiery Head-on Crash With Semi