Former MTA chief procurement officer Angel Barbosa was sentenced Monday to six months behind bars for pilfering tens of thousands of dollars in iPhones from the transit agency.
Prosecutors say Barbosa, 49, purportedly ordered the phones for staffers but then sold them on the black market.
He also doctored his pay stubs from New York University, his prior employer, to make it look like he had earned more, so he could score a $30,000 pay bump when he was hired at the MTA in 2013.
Barbosa previously copped to grand larceny and possession of a forged instrument as part of a plea deal.
Prosecutors wanted no less than one year, but Justice Mark Dwyer extended the more lenient offer over their objections.
Defense lawyer Jeremy Saland said Barbosa was grateful for the “more reasonable sentence” and planned to move on with his life.
“Not only does he accept responsibility for his actions, but Mr. Barbosa looks forward to a future that is both positive and constructive,” the attorney said.
In 2016, the crooked staffer ordered 63 iPhones at a cost of $58,153.57 — then handed them off to an associate to sell, according to the Manhattan DA’s Office.
The criminal conduct was uncovered during an investigation into an alleged bribery scheme in which Barbosa sought favors from accounting giant KPMG in exchange for helping the firm get contracts.
The MTA axed Barbosa from his $194,000-a-year gig in 2018 amid the internal bribery probe.



