US EditionFormer Caltrain Employees Who Admitted to Building Secret Homes Inside Stations Sentenced
- On June 14, 2025, former Caltrain employees Joseph Navarro and Seth Worden were sentenced to a combined six months in prison after being convicted of misappropriating public funds to construct hidden apartments within the Burlingame and Millbrae stations.
- The scheme started in 2019 when Navarro instructed Worden to secretly allocate public money for unauthorized remodeling, with each invoice deliberately kept below $3,000 to bypass Caltrain’s approval process.
- Navarro resided in a section of the Burlingame station converted into his personal living space from 2019 until his termination in 2022 following an anonymous tip, and was later convicted of felony theft and embezzlement after an eight-day trial; meanwhile, Worden remodeled a similar unauthorized residence at the Millbrae station and entered a no-contest plea in January 2024.
- Navarro was given a four-month jail sentence, followed by two years of supervised probation, with a restitution hearing set for August 15. Meanwhile, Worden received a 60-day county jail term, one year of probation, $8,000 in restitution, additional fines, and was mandated to attend counseling.
- Caltrain stated misuse of public funds violates law and policy, it investigates misconduct promptly, holds individuals accountable, and the secret apartments remain intact pending court proceedings.
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