The charges against Kelly allege that he worked in EMC's Apex, N.C., factory, and that from 2000 through 2009 he stole $929,891 worth of equipment from the manufacturing plant by concealing it in a duffle or gym bag as he left work.

on the social networking site Linked-In describes him as a distribution manager for EMC.

The charges also allege that Kelly participated in electronic fencing by selling EMC's stolen equipment over the Internet using the identity of an associate without the associate's knowledge.

Federal prosecutors allege that BL Trading bought most of Kelly's stolen equipment and that a former BL Trading employee primarily responsible for purchasing equipment for its resale business knew or was willfully blind to the fact that Kelly's equipment was stolen.

The charges against Rothfuss allege that he worked at EMC's service call centers in Newton and Waltham, Mass., and that from 2007 through 2009, he stole $140,654 worth of EMC equipment in a number of ways, including by requesting more equipment for repairs than he actually needed.