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In May 2019, after unanimous confirmation by New York State Senate, Pokorny became the first woman to lead the Office of the MTA Inspector General, the watchdog group for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the largest public transit authority in the United States.
The MTA Inspector General is nominated by the New York State Governor and must be confirmed by the New York State Senate. The agency's creation was requested by then-Governor Mario Cuomo. The first MTA Inspector General was Sidney Schwartz. In 2019, Carolyn Pokorny became the first female MTA Inspector General.
SUFFOLK COUNTY, NY — A former Long Island Rail Road conductor admitted to scheming to defraud the Metropolitan Transportation Authority out of ticket revenue, Suffolk County District Attorney ...
"As a LIRR conductor, one of your basic duties is to collect train tickets - not steal them," MTA Inspector General Carolyn Pokorny said.
A report released by MTA Inspector General Carolyn Pokorny on Tuesday reveals that the transit agency had been warned in 2010 that it's inspectors were ill-equipped to deal with...
One MTA worker was forced to retire and another faces discipline after investigators at the transit agency’s inspector general’s office caught them buying stolen goods, drinking at their ...
Shoddy Vetting Lets Convicts Get Jobs With MTA: Audit - New York City, NY - An MTA Inspector General's office report claims violent offenders and unqualified workers are slipping through...
MTA Inspector General. The Office of the MTA Inspector General (OIG), founded in 1983, is the independent Office of Inspector General specific to the MTA that is responsible for conducting monitoring and oversight of MTA activities, programs, and employees. Governance MTA headquarters, 2 Broadway
Pokorny states that Elco did not have "dual employment authorization" from the LIRR to volunteer at the fire department. The MTA also claimed that on October 24, 2019, Elco was seen asleep in...
MTA Inspector General Carolyn Pokorny said that “riders and taxpayers have a right to know that unscrupulous contractors will not rip off the hard-earned tax dollars and fares dedicated...