Expected Prison Term For East Brunswick NJ Transit Employee

EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — An East Brunswick man who worked for NJ Transit as a ticket agent admitted to selling fake tickets for cash at the New Brunswick station, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office told Patch on Friday.

John A. Davey, 50, of East Brunswick, was arrested last May and was charged with creating fake NJ Transit tickets and selling them for cash. Davey pled guilty to third-degree official misconduct and third-degree theft. Under the terms of the plea agreement, he is expected to receive four years in state prison. Sentencing is scheduled for April 20.

Davey worked as a ticket agent for 29 years, mostly at the New Brunswick station. He would place "NO CASH" signs on NJ Transit's ticket vending machines at the New Brunswick station, which caused cash-paying customers to come to the ticket counter to purchase tickets, NJ Transit police said. That's where he would sell them fake pre-printed tickets and keep the cash, police said.

At the time of his arrest, Davey was in possession of $1,285.95 in cash and 101 forged tickets. The tickets were printed on authentic NJ Transit ticket stock paper, which police say he illegally removed from the New Brunswick train station. More ticket stock paper and a thermal printer was found at Davey's East Brunswick home.

Following his arrest and guilty plea, Davey no longer works for NJ Transit, an agency spokesman said.

NJ Transit police led the investigation. The case was prosecuted by the Essex County prosecutor as NJ Transit is is headquartered in Essex County.