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MTA Inspector General
Coverage of MTA Inspector General in the Nexus archive.
- One of NYC's biggest private sanitation firms trashed loads of MTA recycling, audit finds
An audit revealed that Action Carting, a private sanitation firm contracted by the MTA, routinely mixed recyclable cardboard and paper with regular trash. This misconduct led to the MTA paying nearly $800,000 in additional charges.
- LI repair shop billed taxpayers nearly $2M for parts it may never have installed on LIRR vehicles — and no one noticed: MTA IG
A Long Island auto shop billed taxpayers nearly $2 million for parts it may have never installed on LIRR vehicles, according to the MTA Inspector General. The suspected scam was revealed by an anonymous tipster, but the shop's identity was not disclosed in the report.