NEW YORK (1010 WINS) - MTA officials on Monday announced that a transit employee was fired after he was caught flying to Florida home during work hours.
According to officials, a general superintendent for the New York City Transit was improperly paid for time he spent travelling from New York to his home in Florida.
Time-keeping records reflected he had claimed to be doing "fieldwork" when travel records show he was on board an airplane to Florida.
Investigators also found that the employee occasionally would not swipe his ID at the time clock at the end of his shift and would falsely report his time out for that day directly to his supervisor.
The general superintendent had oversight of inspection, maintenance, and repairs of elevators and escalators from 14th Street in Manhattan up to the Bronx and was paid for time that cannot be accounted for, based on the comparison of time clock records, airline records, and related documents.
“Elevators and escalators are a critical component of our transportation system, especially for people with mobility challenges who depend on them,” said MTA Inspector General Daniel G. Cort. “Managers who oversee the maintenance of elevators and escalators perform a crucial role and cannot shirk their responsibilities. This individual has now been held accountable for his failure to perform his duties and for his dishonesty.”
During the investigation officials reviewed time records from January 2021 to June 2022 and obtained airline records with flights taken by the worker for the same time period.
By comparing the two records were found with multiple instances in which the general superintendent could not have worked his entire scheduled shift based on his flight departure and/or arrival times.
The general superintendent was terminated from New York City Transit following an appeal through the managerial disciplinary process.
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