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ALBANY---Home computer has a new meaning for one state agency head. Investigators from the state Inspector General's office say that the director of the state Office for Small Cities helped himself to an agency computer and at least two hard drives from the state agency and used them for his personal use.
According to the report issued Wednesday, Glen King, 58 of Averill Park, took an agency computer home for his family's personal use. The computer was found missing during an inventory in February. After office personnel suggested calling the police, the computer was found on a shelf in a storage area, wrapped in a black plastic garbage bag. However, the computer's original hard drive had been replaced.
After King learned that an agency employee had contacted the Inspector General's office, he admitted to taking two hard drives.
Images of women's clothing, home décor and other personal business including rap music were found on the hard drives. The report said that "attempts were made to remove evidence of their personal use and contents were added to falsely indicate they had been used by king for [office] business".
King, a former Rensselaer County planning director, makes $128,898 annually. He was appointed to the state job in 2001 by Gov. George Pataki. He had worked in the Pataki administration as an assistant commissioner for community development from 1995 until 2001. 5-26-06
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