Former MBTA Employee Pleads Guilty to Cabot Yard Fraud

• Former MBTA track inspector Andy Vicente pleaded guilty to charges of falsified track inspections and overtime fraud.
• Prosecutors allege that Vicente and other workers treated the Cabot Yard facility as a personal auto shop.
• The fraud involved falsified inspections on the Red Line.
• Vicente's actions were part of a broader investigation into misconduct at the MBTA.
• The case highlights issues of accountability and integrity within the MBTA's maintenance operations.