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3 more arrested in feds' MBTA false track inspection case
Дата публикации: 10-07-2026 17:54:38
Three more people have been arrested as federal prosecutors bring new charges over an alleged MBTA Red Line false track inspection scheme, officials said Friday.
In May, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Massachusetts said that five current and former MBTA employees had been arrested for allegedly lying about conducting Red Line track inspections last year. Prosecutors said that surveillance video shows former track inspectors doing other things, like working on private vehicles or sitting idly while they said in records that they were inspecting track, with their supervisor at the Cabot Yard inspection facility allegedly not only aware they weren’t on the job, but having them work on his vehicle, too.
Four of the people who were previously charged face new charges, including conspiracy; three of the people hadn’t been previously named in the case and appeared in federal court in Boston after their arrests on Friday, prosecutors said.
The newly arrested suspects were identified as Magda Trinh, a 45-year-old from Avon; Danny Barbosa, a 37-year-old from Dorchester; and Matthew Leonard, a 37-year-old from Easton. It wasn’t immediately clear if they had attorneys who could speak to the charges they face.
Facing new charges are Brian Pfaffinger, a 48-year-old from Marshfield, Ronald Gamble, a 63-year-old from Dorchester; Jensen Vatel, a 43-year-old from Brockton; and Nathalie Mendes, a 54-year-old from New Bedford.
“When this misconduct came to light two years ago, the MBTA immediately investigated, terminated individuals involved and referred the case to the US Attorney. Anyone found to have defrauded taxpayers should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law,” a spokesman for the T said in a statement.
One of the people allegedly involved in the scheme remains employed by the agency, according to the T, which didn’t identify the person; they received a disciplinary suspension and demotion, and the MBTA has been working to discharge them.
The MBTA has been investigating suspected criminal activity at the Cabot Yard maintenance facility, where Red Line vehicles and buses are stored and where Red Line track workers and inspectors are based. In October, General Manager Phil Eng announced that four employees had been terminated, with seven on leave, saying at the time that the employees were working on private vehicles at Cabot Yard during work hours.
The MBTA has noted that MBTA Transit Police referred the investigation to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
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Three more people have been arrested as federal prosecutors bring new charges over an alleged MBTA Red Line false track inspection scheme, officials said Friday.
In May, the U.S. Attorney's Office for Massachusetts said that five current and former MBTA employees had been arrested for allegedly lying about conducting Red Line track inspections last year. Prosecutors said that surveillance video shows former track inspectors doing other things, like working on private vehicles or sitting idly while they said in records that they were inspecting track, with their supervisor at the Cabot Yard inspection facility allegedly not only aware they weren't on the job, but having them work on his vehicle, too.
Four of the people who were previously charged face new charges, including conspiracy; three of the people hadn't been previously named in the case and appeared in federal court in Boston after their arrests on Friday, prosecutors said.
The newly arrested suspects were identified as Magda Trinh, a 45-year-old from Avon; Danny Barbosa, a 37-year-old from Dorchester; and Matthew Leonard, a 37-year-old from Easton. It wasn't immediately clear if they had attorneys who could speak to the charges they face.
Federal prosecutors accuse five current and former MBTA employees of lying about conducting track inspections on the Red Line.
Facing new charges are Brian Pfaffinger, a 48-year-old from Marshfield, Ronald Gamble, a 63-year-old from Dorchester; Jensen Vatel, a 43-year-old from Brockton; and Nathalie Mendes, a 54-year-old from New Bedford.
"When this misconduct came to light two years ago, the MBTA immediately investigated, terminated individuals involved and referred the case to the US Attorney. Anyone found to have defrauded taxpayers should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law," a spokesman for the T said in a statement.
One of the people allegedly involved in the scheme remains employed by the agency, according to the T, which didn't identify the person; they received a disciplinary suspension and demotion, and the MBTA has been working to discharge them.
The MBTA has been investigating suspected criminal activity at the Cabot Yard maintenance facility, where Red Line vehicles and buses are stored and where Red Line track workers and inspectors are based. In October, General Manager Phil Eng announced that four employees had been terminated, with seven on leave, saying at the time that the employees were working on private vehicles at Cabot Yard during work hours.
Ten MBTA workers are under criminal investigation for allegedly working on private vehicles while on the clock at the facility where the T fixes and stores buses and Red Line trains.
The MBTA has noted that MBTA Transit Police referred the investigation to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
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