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Highest Paid LIRR Employee Sentenced For Overtime Fraud Scheme Highest Paid LIRR Employee Sentenced For Overtime Fraud Scheme
Highest Paid Lirr Employee Sentenced For Overtime Fraud Scheme A longtime employee of the Long Island Railroad who was once the highest-paid employee of the MTA will spend time behind bars for orchestrating an overtime fraud scheme, federal officials announced. Holbrook resident Thomas Caputo, age 56, who became the highest-paid MTA employee in 2018 through the overtime scheme, was sentenced to eight months in prison for conspiracy to commit federal program fraud. Caputo was also sentenced to three years of supervised release with six months of home confinement and 200 hours of community service. US Attorney Damian Williams said that Caputo submitted …

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LIRR Worker Sentenced For Overtime Scheme LIRR Worker Sentenced For Overtime Scheme
Lirr Worker Sentenced For Overtime Scheme One of five Long Island Rail Road employees charged with a conspiracy to defraud the MTA through an overtime scheme has been sentenced to three months in prison. Joseph Balestra, age 52, of Blue Point, was sentenced in Manhattan federal court on Tuesday, Jan. 4, according to the Manhattan District Attorney's Office.  Balestra, who must also repay $109,641 in restitution, said during sentencing, he took full responsibility for his role in the scheme. Following his three months in prison, he will have to serve three years of supervised release, three months of which will be s…

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