Metro-North conductors, engineers indicted for distributing exam questions

NEW YORK – Thirteen people, including current and former employees of the MTA’s Metro-North Railroad, were indicted by a Manhattan grand jury for wrongfully obtaining and distributing questions and answers to exams required to become a licensed train conductor or locomotive engineer.
Five of the individuals are Hudson Valley residents including Omar Carrillo, 28, of Irvington; Donald Finnerty, 47, of Yorktown Heights; Raymond Fuentes, 41, of Monroe; Patrick Jones, 35, of Harrison; and John Twardy, 34, of Scarsdale.
In order to become a licensed locomotive engineer or train conductor, prospective candidates must pass exams administered by the railroad. According to the indictment and documents filed in State Supreme Court, they are accused of emailing photographs of three different tests and the answers to other conductor candidates.

Hank Gross

Hank Gross is the founder of Mid-Hudson News and a veteran journalist with over five decades of experience covering the Hudson Valley. A graduate of SUNY Oneonta, where he began his career in broadcasting, Hank has worked across radio, TV, and print media since 1970. His work has earned him numerous accolades, including an Associated Press “Best Newscast” award and recognition as a “Pillar of the Community” by the Greater Hudson Valley Family Health Center. He lives in Middletown with his wife, Virginia.