Tag: fraud

Metro-North Hit by Worker Fraud Charges

December 19, 2013

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John Bobsin

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Metro-North

Metro-North Railroad, still reeling from the fatal train wreck on December 1 and consequent operating changes forced by federal inquiries, now is contending with an investigation by the inspector general of its parent agency, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, according to reporting by Matt Flegenheimer in The New York Times (Dec. 19). The investigation, covering a…
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NJT Conductor Nabbed in Ticket Fraud

September 25, 2013

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John Bobsin

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Rail Crews

A highly-paid NJT conductor has been arrested for reselling used rail tickets. According to reporting by Mike Frassinelli in the Star-Ledger (Sept. 23), Joseph Abate, a 46-year-old 24-year NJT veteran, made $57,346 in regular salary last year, plus $33,415 in overtime—but apparently that wasn’t enough. He concocted a scheme to sell apparently unused tickets to…
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