“…The new allegations occur as federal regulators have been reviewing work and safety practices at the T. On Oct. 1, a Green Line train derailed in Cambridge, in part because the operator was exceeding the posted speed limit, according to a preliminary report. Less than two weeks later, a man suffered fatal injuries when he was struck by the driver of an MBTA bus at the Forest Hills Station in Jamaica Plain.
Brian Kane, executive director of the T’s advisory board, said that if true, the alleged behavior would amount to corruption and fraud. ‘The fact that folks would abuse the public’s trust and abuse the citizens’ fair and tax-paying dollars to use public resources on their private automobiles is infuriating and frustrating,’ he said.
While he applauded management for taking disciplinary action, Kane said that he wished the alleged scheme had been discovered sooner and that he would like to see “more of that stuff” rooted out. ‘Who knows how long this has been going on?” he said’…”
10/24/24 | By Shannon Larson, Sean Cotter and Danny McDonald