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Employe ogy Ex-college official admits embezzling $264,000 Star-Ledger, The (Newark, JEFF WHELAN, STAR-LEDGER 2008 STAFF from A former official at the Stevens Institute programs he supervised that were designed to help l Technology yesterday admitted embezzling 5264.000 Trevor Williams, the former associate vice president of stude college, pleaded guilty in federal in Newark to one count of con court development at the Hoboken He had been scheduled to stand trial next week on that charge money and one count of theft from an organization receiving federal funds. williams 55 is an of the school, earning an engineering degree in 1975 and landing a job the During a hearing yesterday afternoon before us. District Judge Dickinson De admitted embezzling the money between May 2000 and January 2002 Williams to Mr. Williams sadly exploited his stature and reputation at Stevens, depriving much needed funding inner-city youth," Assistant US. Attorney Robert Kirsch said U.S. Attorney Christopher Christie said in a statement that it w stealing from chari Williams faces between 24 months and 30 months in prison unde federal sentencingeuidelines. said Kirsch, who prosecuted the case with federal prosecutor Bradley Harsch In 2000, Williams arranged for Stevens to enter a contract with Kimberly Harrison, a math tutor and friend of his who held herself out as a Brooklyn-based consultant, prosecutors said. Harrison was supposed to develop a computer database to track current and former students in Stevens' Upward Bound program, which was established to help low-income students prepare college. The contract called for the institute to pay her $13,000 for the work. But Harrison never delivered the university a database, Williams acknowledged. Despite that failure, authorities said, Williams cut her 45 checks totaling S264,000, which she cashed at a Hoboken To further the scheme, authorities said, Williams prepared fraudulent invoices to support issuance of the checks. He always requested checks for less than $10,000, sometimes several on the same day, to avoid scrutiny and Stevens' requirement for a manual signature on large payments. The funds were drawn from the upward Bound program and several other programs for low- income students, according to the indictment. To cover his tracks, authorities said, Williams submitted fraudulent materials to the US. Department of Education. Harrison, who was indicted along with Williams, remains a fugitive, a said Williams and his attorney, Raymond M. Brown, declined to comment after yesterday's proceeding reported the crime to the us. Attorney's Office and cooperated with the investigation, authorities said. A spokesman for the college declined to comment yesterday