Tax Agent Charged With Stealing From Dunellen Business

DUNELLEN, NJ — A man training to be an agent with the New Jersey Division of Taxation was arrested Tuesday for stealing from an establishment in Dunellen.

Timothy Bailey, 30, of Hamilton was arrested and charged with one count of theft by unlawful taking in the fourth degree.

Bailey was charged during a joint investigation by the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office, the New Jersey Department of Treasury - Division of Taxation - Office of Criminal Investigation and the Dunellen Police Department.

The charges were filed after it was determined that last Thursday, August 16 Bailey, a Special Agent Trainee, still in his probationary period, allegedly stole money in excess of $200 while conducting an investigation for the Division of Taxation at an establishment in Dunellen.

Bailey was sworn in as a Special Agent Trainee in December 2017, and was arrested at his place of employment in Freehold. He has been suspended with pay, pending an internal hearing.

The investigation is active and is continuing. Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Kevin Schroeck of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office at (732) 745-3927, Special Agent in Charge Charles Giblin at (609) 588-5017, or Detective Brian O’Neill of the Dunellen Police Department at (732) 968-3000.

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