Former Caltrain Officials Charged in Secret Apartment Scheme

The accused allegedly used taxpayer funds to build private residences within train stations, facing up to four years in prison if convicted.

Former Caltrain employee Joseph Vincent Navarro and contractor Seth Andrew Worden are charged with misusing public funds to build secret apartments inside train stations.
The scheme involved $42,000 in building expenses to remodel office space into apartments at the Burlingame and Millbrae train stations between 2019 and 2020.
Prosecutors allege the defendants kept invoice amounts under $3,000 to avoid further authorization from Caltrain and TransAmerica Services Inc.
Caltrain discovered the converted space in Millbrae in 2020 but was unaware of the Burlingame apartment until receiving an anonymous tip in 2022.
If convicted, Navarro and Worden face a maximum sentence of four years in prison.