Two Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority workers have been accused of stealing thousands of dollars in coins from stations throughout the D.C. region, federal authorities announced Thursday.
Horace D. McDade, 58, of Bowie, who worked as a revenue technician, and John V. Haile, 54, of Woodbridge, a transit police officer, were tasked with collecting fares and taking the money to Metro’s revenue collection facility in Alexandria, authorities said. Beginning in 2010, they stole thousands paid by riders, sometimes stashing bags of change under an overpass and collecting them after their shifts had ended, authorities alleged in court papers.
“Each night, the Metro put its trust — and its money — in the hands of these two defendants, and these men are accused of ripping off thousands of dollars from metro and local taxpayers,” Neil MacBride, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia said in a statement.
Haile used stolen money to buy Virginia lottery tickets — sometimes paid for with bags of change, federal authorities allege. Between October and December, he paid more than $28,000 in cash and coins to buy tickets, according to an affidavit filed by Kevin P. Gaddis, a captain with the Metro Transit Police Department.
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