Former TransAmerica Services Inc. Station Manager Seth Worden pleaded no contest to misdemeanor embezzlement by a public officer for his participation in a scheme to renovate a train station for private use, Shin-Mee Chang, San Mateo County chief deputy district attorney, said.
As part of his plea deal, Worden will testify against his co-defendant, Joe Navarro, former Caltrain deputy director of Operations, Chang said.
Navarro and Worden allegedly hired contractors to remodel an office space at the Burlingame Historic Train station to add a kitchen, shower, heating and plumbing for Navarro to use as a primary residence beginning in 2019, San Mateo County District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said previously.
The Burlingame station remodel cost around $42,000 in embezzled public funds, Wagstaffe said.
After pleading no contest, Worden now owes $8,144 in restitution for using the same tactic to remodel a portion of the Millbrae train station into a private residence, Chang said.
He faces up to five months in jail, she said.
Jury trial for Navarro is set for Jan. 24, when a judge will first hear his request for a continuance.
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[ohmy] I wish the reporting on this story would include photos of the secret apartments! Also, *why* would someone want to live at a railroad depot. Wouldn’t it be unbearably noisy? So many questions!
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