A deadbeat Metro-North worker caught fudging his overtime and disappearing from work in a bombshell inspector-general investigation was always home with his MTA truck, neighbors told The Post.
“His MTA truck would be parked at his house all day long,” said one Yonkers neighbor. “I knew he worked for the MTA, but I never saw him leave home.”
Roadbed machinist Alfred Thomas, 59, was busted for clocking in for overtime shifts hours before they started and billing for OT at home, sources said.
He was also caught goofing off for three full shifts — shopping at an industrial supply store and hanging out in railroad yards and parking lots.
“My bosses said, ‘Take your tools out of the truck and go home. We’ll call you,’ ” Thomas said in denying wrongdoing. “The MTA essentially wants to find a scapegoat for the overtime.”
He scored more than $59,000 in overtime and double time last year, on top of his $75,000 salary, an MTA source said.