Harry Posted January 23, 2013 Share #1 Posted January 23, 2013 More than a dozen Long Island Railroad workers will be slapped with criminal charges after a probe into the theft of hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of copper from the MTA, the Daily News has learned. A source said the scrap-metal scam — which gives new meaning to ‘work gang’ — dates back to at least 2010. Participants in the scheme sold the highly sought-after metal to a Long Island scrap yard for cash and split the proceeds, sources said.Read more: Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtattrain Posted January 23, 2013 Share #2 Posted January 23, 2013 Silly workers, copper is for electricity! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QM1to6Ave Posted January 23, 2013 Share #3 Posted January 23, 2013 wonderful. I wonder if these are the same employees that filed the fake disability claims. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjbr40 Posted January 23, 2013 Share #4 Posted January 23, 2013 you will never know who watching you because they are watching you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R10 2952 Posted January 23, 2013 Share #5 Posted January 23, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCRailfan523 Posted January 24, 2013 Share #6 Posted January 24, 2013 Thou shall not steal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brighton Local Posted February 2, 2013 Share #7 Posted February 2, 2013 Yeah, this was another punch in the face for us LIRR employees. I didn't know the employees, but I heard some people at work do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIRR 154 Posted February 2, 2013 Share #8 Posted February 2, 2013 Yeah, this was another punch in the face for us LIRR employees. I didn't know the employees, but I heard some people at work do. I couldn't agree more. Even though selling copper scraps is a common practice with construction sites and even some big name utility agencies where they are actually doing them a favor getting rid of tons of scrap. But when it comes to federal workers like us you should know better on how they keep eye on every supply,scrap ,tool or whatever. Now is this big part of MTA budget woes , not even close to sniffing the beginning. Workers just have to be smarter and tell themselves its not worth my paycheck or my families well being. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brighton Local Posted February 8, 2013 Share #9 Posted February 8, 2013 I couldn't agree more. Even though selling copper scraps is a common practice with construction sites and even some big name utility agencies where they are actually doing them a favor getting rid of tons of scrap. But when it comes to federal workers like us you should know better on how they keep eye on every supply,scrap ,tool or whatever. Now is this big part of MTA budget woes , not even close to sniffing the beginning. Workers just have to be smarter and tell themselves its not worth my paycheck or my families well being.Exactly, Especially when you have time on the Railroad and jack it up for this.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
User Posted February 8, 2013 Share #10 Posted February 8, 2013 I see LIRR workers just slacking around, talking to each other at LIRR stations all the time. This story of stealing is just over the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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