New Jersey man admits to stealing 114 chainsaws from Amtrak

Published December 14, 2021 1:21am ET



A man from Brick, New Jersey, admitted to defrauding Amtrak of $76,000 by stealing and reselling 114 chainsaws, 122 chainsaw replacement bars, and 222 replacement chains from Amtrak, the Justice Department announced Monday.

Jose Rodriguez, a 49-year-old Amtrak employee, pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud via video conference in federal court, according to acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Rachael Honig. He was previously charged by complaint in March with one count of theft from an agency receiving federal funds and one count of theft of government property.

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