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NYS Comptroller report: Forensic Audit Reveals Metro-North Employees Were No Shows |
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Posted by Gold_12TH on Fri Jun 15 23:16:21 2012 Metro-North Railroad employees that were supposed to monitor train conditions and crew performance were not on the job when they were scheduled to work and performed poorly when they were, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Auditors and investigators also found that a relative of a manager was hired at an inflated salary over other more qualified employees, a possible violation of the New York State Public Officers Law."The public got taken for a ride," DiNapoli said. "When workers in this unit did bother to show up for their jobs, they did shoddy work or personal tasks when they should have been ensuring that trains were operating safely and smoothly. The MTA needs to do more to tighten up accountability. I am pleased that this audit brought an end to this situation." The audit covered the period January 1, 2009 through June 20, 2011 and examined whether employees in Metro North's On-Board Services Unit fulfilled their duties and performed their assigned tasks. As of July 2011, the unit consisted of a supervisor and five employees who earned a total annual compensation of $832,676. Auditors and investigators examined 300 rides that were expected to be taken and documented, of which 29 percent (89 rides) had no logs to support that any work was done. In 14 percent of all rides, staffers were not on the job, though they were scheduled to work and were paid for those hours. None of the 211 logs that did exist reported any significant performance or safety issue, raising serious questions about the quality of oversight provided by the unit. Staff was supposed to take six train trips daily to work an eight-hour day, but auditors found that staff averaged only four train trips daily. Auditors and investigators estimate that four unit staff members were paid in excess of $170,000 annually for work that might not have been performed. Supervision was also almost non-existent, with no log of time and attendance records, no observation of staffers on trains and no written schedule of trains to be monitored. Auditors and investigators also found that staffers surfed the internet during work hours, including spending 6.5 hours on firearm sites and Google and 5 hours on various commercial sites such as Chuck E. Cheese. Reviews of cell phone usage found little communication between staff members and their supervisor but did find out-of-state calls and calls home. Auditors and investigators learned that an assistant vice president in charge of the unit had referred a relative to work under her supervision. The person was hired despite receiving a lower rating than two other applicants for this position and was paid $84,700 despite a posted starting salary of $57,226. This employee and the assistant vice president had their paychecks deposited into the same bank account. Counsel for Metro-North investigated this issue and gave three separate reprimands to the assistant vice president. As a result, operating procedures were changed regarding the hiring of relatives. However, the Comptroller's Office has referred the matter to the Office of the MTA Inspector General (OIG) for further investigation. Auditors recommended that: MTA investigate time and attendance of the unit supervisor and staff, take disciplinary action and take steps to recover any funds paid for time not worked or charged to accruals and ensure that any salary overpayment is taken into account for future pension payments; Evaluate the necessity of staffing for the unit, considering its demonstrated productivity and effectiveness to date; Re-examine whether the assistant vice president's relative should be transferred to a different work unit. In response to the audit, the MTA disbanded the on-board service managers unit and folded personnel into existing departments. The authority also asked the OIG to review the records of the unit to determine what additional actions should be taken. The MTA has agreed to cooperate fully with the OIG regarding the allegations of inappropriate hiring. The MTA's full response is included in the audit. To read the full report, click here. This report is the second in a series stemming from a forensic audit of overtime practices at the MTA announced in 2010 by DiNapoli. A forensic audit examines practices or organizations in which there is a reasonable risk of fraud or illegality. Since 2007, DiNapoli's office has completed 18 audits of MTA practices and organizational structure. In the coming months, the Comptroller will release further findings from the OSC's continuing forensic audit of overtime practices. DiNapoli encourages the public to help fight against fraud and abuse. New Yorkers can report allegations of fraud, corruption and abuse of taxpayer money by: calling the toll-free fraud hotline at 1-888-672-4555; filing a complaint online at investigations@osc.state.ny.us; or mailing a complaint to: Office of the State Comptroller Investigations Unit, 110 State Street, 14th floor, Albany, NY 12236. ---http://www.osc.state.ny.us/press/releases/june12/061512.htm |
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Re: NYS Comptroller report: Forensic Audit Reveals Metro-North Employees Were No Shows |
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Posted by Jersey Mike on Sat Jun 16 01:20:13 2012, in response to NYS Comptroller report: Forensic Audit Reveals Metro-North Employees Were No Shows, posted by Gold_12TH on Fri Jun 15 23:16:21 2012. Not surprising that employees assigned to nark on other employees wouldn't do their job with the greatest amount of enthusiasm. |
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Re: NYS Comptroller report: Forensic Audit Reveals Metro-North Employees Were No Shows |
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Posted by Henry R32 #3730 on Sat Jun 16 11:05:01 2012, in response to NYS Comptroller report: Forensic Audit Reveals Metro-North Employees Were No Shows, posted by Gold_12TH on Fri Jun 15 23:16:21 2012. In other news, there was a job where your main duty was to simply ride Metro-North for six trips a day, that pays more than your average menial office job? And those guys managed to screw it up and get the unit disbanded, way to go... |
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Re: NYS Comptroller report: Forensic Audit Reveals Metro-North Employees Were No Shows |
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Posted by Rockparkman on Sat Jun 16 11:35:35 2012, in response to NYS Comptroller report: Forensic Audit Reveals Metro-North Employees Were No Shows, posted by Gold_12TH on Fri Jun 15 23:16:21 2012. Hey, fuckboy,What's the source? Murdoch again? |
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Re: NYS Comptroller report: Forensic Audit Reveals Metro-North Employees Were No Shows |
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Posted by The Silence on Sat Jun 16 11:40:35 2012, in response to Re: NYS Comptroller report: Forensic Audit Reveals Metro-North Employees Were No Shows, posted by Rockparkman on Sat Jun 16 11:35:35 2012. http://www.osc.state.ny.us/press/releases/june12/061512.htmtry the Government of the State of New York... now apologize to Gold_12th |
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Re: NYS Comptroller report: Forensic Audit Reveals Metro-North Employees Were No Shows |
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Posted by Rockparkman on Sat Jun 16 11:44:00 2012, in response to Re: NYS Comptroller report: Forensic Audit Reveals Metro-North Employees Were No Shows, posted by The Silence on Sat Jun 16 11:40:35 2012. Wheredid the Nazi article appear, useless eater? |
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Posted by The Silence on Sat Jun 16 11:59:00 2012, in response to Re: NYS Comptroller report: Forensic Audit Reveals Metro-North Employees Were No Shows, posted by Rockparkman on Sat Jun 16 11:44:00 2012. that was a state press relases, it doesn't matter where it showed up. |
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Re: NYS Comptroller report: Forensic Audit Reveals Metro-North Employees Were No Shows |
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Posted by Rockparkman on Sat Jun 16 12:12:27 2012, in response to Re: NYS Comptroller report: Forensic Audit Reveals Metro-North Employees Were No Shows, posted by The Silence on Sat Jun 16 11:59:00 2012. I wasn't talking to you, scumbag. |
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Posted by Henry R32 #3730 on Sat Jun 16 12:15:30 2012, in response to Re: NYS Comptroller report: Forensic Audit Reveals Metro-North Employees Were No Shows, posted by Rockparkman on Sat Jun 16 11:44:00 2012. It's not an article, it is the direct press release here... straight from the horse's mouth.If you don't like it, vote Republican for Comptroller in 2014... but remember this is the same guy who is constantly defending the NYS Pension system from political attacks on all sides... |
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Re: NYS Comptroller report: Forensic Audit Reveals Metro-North Employees Were No Shows |
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Posted by Gold_12TH on Sat Jun 16 13:59:18 2012, in response to Re: NYS Comptroller report: Forensic Audit Reveals Metro-North Employees Were No Shows, posted by Rockparkman on Sat Jun 16 12:12:27 2012. what a dumbass. |
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Posted by The Silence on Sat Jun 16 14:09:38 2012, in response to Re: NYS Comptroller report: Forensic Audit Reveals Metro-North Employees Were No Shows, posted by Rockparkman on Sat Jun 16 12:12:27 2012. well I WAS talking to you jackass.now aplogize to Gold_12 for once again being wrong. |
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Re: NYS Comptroller report: Forensic Audit Reveals Metro-North Employees Were No Shows |
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Posted by Rockparkman on Sat Jun 16 14:28:57 2012, in response to Re: NYS Comptroller report: Forensic Audit Reveals Metro-North Employees Were No Shows, posted by The Silence on Sat Jun 16 14:09:38 2012. Fuck you Nazi scumbag. As for Gold_12 he believes in the destruction of the middle class and is therefore an enemy. |
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Re: NYS Comptroller report: Forensic Audit Reveals Metro-North Employees Were No Shows |
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Posted by Rockparkman on Sat Jun 16 14:29:26 2012, in response to Re: NYS Comptroller report: Forensic Audit Reveals Metro-North Employees Were No Shows, posted by Gold_12TH on Sat Jun 16 13:59:18 2012. Suck me off, Nazi. |
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Re: NYS Comptroller report: Forensic Audit Reveals Metro-North Employees Were No Shows |
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Posted by Gold_12TH on Sat Jun 16 14:38:01 2012, in response to Re: NYS Comptroller report: Forensic Audit Reveals Metro-North Employees Were No Shows, posted by Rockparkman on Sat Jun 16 14:28:57 2012. haha. |
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Posted by Gold_12TH on Sat Jun 16 14:39:46 2012, in response to Re: NYS Comptroller report: Forensic Audit Reveals Metro-North Employees Were No Shows, posted by Rockparkman on Sat Jun 16 14:29:26 2012. lunatic |
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Posted by The Silence on Sat Jun 16 15:04:42 2012, in response to Re: NYS Comptroller report: Forensic Audit Reveals Metro-North Employees Were No Shows, posted by Rockparkman on Sat Jun 16 14:28:57 2012. I'm not the one living in a delision that there are nazis running around everywhere, and that anyone you don't agree with is one.I would also like to point out that being part german, I find being called a nazi, where there were absolity no nazis in my family, very offensive. |
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Posted by Rockparkman on Sat Jun 16 15:30:51 2012, in response to Re: NYS Comptroller report: Forensic Audit Reveals Metro-North Employees Were No Shows, posted by The Silence on Sat Jun 16 15:04:42 2012. do you support conservatism? -- Yes, then you ARE a Nazi. |
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Posted by JenB on Mon Sep 10 19:20:43 2012, in response to NYS Comptroller report: Forensic Audit Reveals Metro-North Employees Were No Shows, posted by Gold_12TH on Fri Jun 15 23:16:21 2012. Cemusa is a shady, corrupt company with NYC's Commissioner of the Department of Transportation unwittingly in the palm of their hands. Cemusa and their parent company, FCC, are a scary bunch. Internal emails written by top officials have surfaced where they refer to themselves as Hitler fighting against the Allies. Who sides with Hitler? In these emails which they talk about fighting a war against the Allies, they are referring to their fight to bury a whistle-blower who is only try to protect innocent New Yorkers from having heavy panes of bus shelter glass shattering on their heads.The city is well aware of all this, the Comptroller's office wrote a scathing report about Cemusa's failures to comply with their contract. At least 14 new lawsuits have popped up in the last 12 months, since September of 2011, accusing Cemusa of cost-cutting measures that lead to collapsing bus shelters like the case where a 300 pound glass panel fell on and permanently disabled an eleven month old baby, in the Bronx. All this is pretty shocking, but even mundane issues like not having a light on in a bus shelter can be pretty scary when you are waiting for a bus at night and can make people more vulnerable to crime. Such as a robbery that took place at an unlit bus shelter, at night, at the corner of Fort Washington Ave. and 187th St., in Washington Heights. The unlit bus shelter issue is ongoing. They are reported directly to the Commissioner of DOT, 311 and Cemusa. Cemusa ignores the complaints and the city turns a blind eye. Any company that refers to themselves as Hitler and whistle-blowers as the Allies has their priorities all messed up. Cemusa simply needs to start complying with the contract that they signed and the city's safety codes. Then we will all be better off. |
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