Suffolk County prosecutors said a Long Island Railroad conductor was reprimanded for allegedly busting train tickets to be recovered from customers.
Robert Anderson, 61, of West Islip, was arraigned Monday in criminal court on charges of perjury, petit larceny and official misconduct.
Prosecutors said that between April 2019 and September 2020, Anderson – a LIRR conductor from 2014 who earned $ 150,371 the previous year – was allegedly placed on a ticket rather than punched, so that he handed them over to acquaintances Can.
The alleged plan was opened with the help of the office of the MTA Inspector General Carolyn Pokorn.
Prosecutors have evidence for eight occasions in 2019 and 2020 when Anderson dropped the tickets he collected from a signed end-of-shift revenue report, the DA charged.
“This was a clear deviation of duties by the defendant. Sini said in a statement, “Instead of punching the tickets, he put them in the pocket.
Anderson faced a four-year prison sentence. He was released on his own recognizance on Monday and is scheduled to return to court on 21 June.
After his arrest, he was suspended without pay.
LIRR President Phil Ang said in a statement, “LIRR has no tolerance for the conduct that has been alleged and I thank the MTA Inspector General and the Suffolk County County Attorney.”
“These allegations do not represent the high level of integrity and professionalism of the vast majority of LIRR’s hard-working employees.”
Anderson’s attorney, William Wexler, declined to comment.
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