NEWARK -- An East Brunswick man who worked as a ticket agent for NJ Transit has been arrested on allegations he tricked passengers into buying fake tickets and kept the cash for himself.

John A. Davey. (Essex County Prosecutor's Office)

John A. Davey, 49, is charged with official misconduct, theft and forgery, according to a joint statement Monday from Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray and NJ Transit Police Chief Christopher Trucillo.

Authorities said that Davey, a ticket agent for the Newark-based public railroad for 29 years, had been placing signs reading "no cash" on the ticket vending machines at the New Brunswick train station, and selling cash-paying customers forged tickets when they came to the ticket counter.

When officers moved into arrest Davey, following an investigation by both agencies, they found him carrying $1,285.95 and 101 forged tickets, printed on real ticket stock taken from the New Brunswick station.

NJ Transit police also found additional ticket stock and a thermal printer at his home, according to the Prosecutor's Office.

It was not immediately clear Monday whether Davey had an attorney who could comment on the charges. He's scheduled to make his first appearance in state Superior Court on June 13 in Newark.

The Prosecutor's Office said the investigation is ongoing, and has asked anyone with information about the case to contact NJ Transit Police Detective Michael Bavosa at 973-491-8953.

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