LIRR Overtime Outrage: Retiree’s ‘Inflated’ Pension
THE ISSUE: Retired LIRR worker Raymond Murphy, who was accused of falsifying overtime hours.
LIRR workers who steal time to get higher pensions should face prison and loss of their pensions, as should their supervisors (“OT ‘cheat’ is ‘home’ free,” July 10).
As for their family members, that is too damn bad, but what about families who can’t get around because of the substandard service we pay through the nose for?
No one is working to do their real job; they are working the system, and an example needs to be set. Leonard Daniels Manhattan
The blatant thievery is astounding, and these cats still walk away paid in full. They should be ashamed, but they’re not.
It’s even more sickening that Raymond Murphy’s spouse stood on the front porch and defended the alleged pilferage. John Rocchi Watertown, Conn.
The real “cheats” can be found at the highest level of management who allowed this to happen.
If the LIRR were a wellrun, privately owned business or a public corporation with stockholders, rather than one with an endless stream of public money, this would never occur to the extent that it did. Mel Young Lawrence
The overtime scandals at the MTA are probably only the tip of the iceberg. There must be no-show jobs for relatives and friends of MTA big shots.
It would be one thing if the service was great and the system was spotlessly clean, like it is in most other countries.
Gov. Cuomo should be on top of this, but he is too busy groveling to the leftists. Michael Goodwin’s recollection of Mayor Ed Koch’s philosophy of trying to run the city as a first-rate business is right on target. What a shame. Is this the greatest city in the world? Robert LaViano Saddle River, NJ
What is wrong with this picture? Why isn’t this LIRR worker facing a judge for allegedly stealing from the public purse? Why is he allowed to resign and keep his pension?
Shame on everyone involved. No doubt union regulations protect criminals, and the public has no way of getting proper redress. A change is necessary to stop this kind of blatant cheating. Lillian Marsano Manhattan
Since when does an ongoing investigation end when someone retires?
Murphy is accused of fraud and, if guilty, his pension should be reduced by the amount inflated by his fraud. If you stole, you stole. Plain and simple. Eric Wukitsch Morristown, NJ