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Office of the MTA Inspector General 1
MTA/OIG Report #2019-05 Addendum (June 2020)
Office of the Inspector General Metropolitan Transportation Authority
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New York, NY 10119
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Addendum
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MTA/OIG #2019-05
Dual Employment and Abuse of Time by NYCT Deputy Superintendent
On March 13, 2019, the Office of the MTA Inspector General sent NYC Transit (NYCT) its
findings that Gustavo Espinal, Deputy Superintendent at the NYCT Central Electronics Shop
operated a personal business during NYCT work hours, had never received dual employment
authorization from NYCT or the New York State Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE),
and failed to disclose his outside employment and income on his financial disclosure forms filed
with JCOPE as required. See attached report dated March 13, 2019.
In May 2019, in response to the OIG’s investigation and report, NYCT brought disciplinary
charges against Espinal, as a result of which, in June 2019, Espinal was suspended 30-days
without pay and divested of his interest in the business. The OIG also referred the matter to
JCOPE, whereby in July 2019, Espinal admitted he violated the Public Officers Law, agreed to
amend his financial disclosure forms for the years 2015 through 2018, and to divest his interest
in the business; but did not face additional financial penalties in light of the approximately
$8,500 in salary lost during the suspension.
Carolyn Pokorny
MTA Inspector General