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6 NIU employees charged with felony theft back at work

(MCT) — Northern Illinois University is allowing six of the eight employees facing work-related felony theft charges to return to their jobs while awaiting trial.

The DeKalb-based university — which made a public announcement when it placed the employees on paid administrative leave after they were charged in an alleged scheme to sell university scrap materials — quietly reinstated the six staff members after the holiday break.

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