BROOKLYN – Three people are charged with scamming the New York City Transit Authority out of more than $150,000 in two separate schemes carried out over the course of four years, according to indictments, announced Tuesday.

“Jacqueline Jackson, whose job it was to save taxpayers money by fighting frivolous lawsuits against the NYCTA, cost those taxpayers money, by stealing from the very agency that hired her,” said Kings County District Attorney Charles Hynes.

“It is important to note that this investigation began as a result of honest and hardworking MTA New York City Transit employees reporting their suspicions to our office. However, I am concerned that proper failsafe mechanisms were not in place to first deter and then detect this fraud. We are continuing our efforts to ensure going forward that MTA Transit has these mechanisms in place. I wish to thank District Attorney Hynes for committing the full resources of his office to bring these indictments,” said Kluger.

An NYCTA employee for more than 20 years, Jackson, 51, headed the NYCTA Law Department’s Legal Support Unit, within the Torts Division, from 1999 through January 2009, overseeing a staff of 10. Her duties included setting up independent medical examinations for people suing the NYCTA. She also acquired relevant documents, such as insurance, medical, or employment records relating to those plaintiffs and their claims.

Defendant Joyce Ilarraza, 63, owned a record retrieval company – AJI Records Retrieval. Defendant John Headley, 45, owned a company – Advance IME Co. – which provided the Torts Division of the NYCTA Law Department with independent medical examinations, medical records and expert witnesses, to testify at trials. Headley operated Advance IME under the false name, James Douglas, because, as an outside counsel for the NYCTA working on matters requiring independent medical examinations, it was necessary for him to conceal his involvement in the company, according to the indictment.