MBTA EMPLOYEE
ARRESTED, ARRAIGNED IN CONNECTION WITH STEALING TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS
FROM FARE COLLECTION BOXES
Defendant was
Allegedly Stealing Money from the Fare Boxes He was Responsible for Repairing
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| Stephen Fagerberg |
BOSTON – An employee of the Massachusetts
Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) has been arrested and arraigned in
connection with stealing more than $80,000 from the agency’s fare collection
boxes that he was responsible for repairing, Attorney General Maura Healey
announced today.
Stephen P. Fagerberg, age 55, of Dedham,
was arrested Tuesday night as a result of a joint operation by Massachusetts
State Police assigned to the AG’s Office, the Massachusetts State Police, and
the MBTA Police. As an Automated Fare Technician at the MBTA, Fagerberg is
responsible for fixing and repairing fare collection boxes on MBTA buses in
South Boston.
Fagerberg was arraigned this morning in
Roxbury District Court on one count of the charge of Larceny over $1,200 in a
Continuous Scheme. Fagerberg pleaded not guilty to the charges and was released
on his own personal recognizance with the conditions that he surrender his
passport and stay away from MBTA property. A probable cause hearing has been scheduled
for August 14 in Roxbury District Court.
The AG’s Office began investigating
Fagerberg in April 2018.
Authorities
conducted an undercover operation that included planting marked bills in fare
collection boxes that Fagerberg serviced. Authorities allege that the defendant
deposited the marked bills into his personal bank account via a drive-up ATM.
Fagerberg allegedly stole $80,000 from the
MBTA over several months.
This is an ongoing investigation and the
defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
This matter is being prosecuted by
Assistant Attorney General David Andrews, Chief of AG Healey’s White Collar and
Public Integrity Division. The case is being investigated by Massachusetts
State Police assigned to the AG’s Office, the Massachusetts State Police and
the MBTA Police with assistance from Sallyann Nelligan, Director of AG Healey’s
Financial Investigations Division.
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media inquiries should be directed to Superintendent Richard Sullivan at rsullivan@mbta.com
