It wasn't clear from the the article whether he's still a security worker. It's also not clear how they caught him since the fires seem to have all been set between 2009-2011. more at link Security Worker Set 8 Manhattan Hotel Fires: FDNY A security worker is charged with setting eight fires in two Manhattan hotels where he worked, Fire Dept. officials said. Mariano Barbosa Jr., 30, allegedly set three fires between 2009 and 2010 in downtown's Soho Grand, where he was a security officer, and five fires between 2011 and this year in midtown's Yotel Hotel, where he was the director of security.