Former Urbandale IT guy charged with stealing over $47,000 in computers

A former IT guy for the city of Urbandale has been charged with stealing over $47,000 in computers and selling them on eBay.  

40 year old Chad Nielsen's facing multiple theft charges after police say he ordered equipment for the Urbandale city libary...but kept it and sold it on eBay.

Court docments say the thefts occurred from April of 2016 through August of 2017.

The city learned of the theft after an internal audit.

Nielsen faces one count of first degree theft, seven 2nd degree theft counts and one count of 3rd degree theft.  



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