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Investigative Summaries
SECURITY CONSULTING FIRM ABSG CONSULTING, INC., AGREES TO PAY $650,000 TO RESOLVE FALSE CLAIMS ACT ACTION
ABSG Consulting, Inc., has agreed to pay the United States $650,000 to resolve an allegation that it knowingly submitted false claims to Amtrak in the award of a $1 million training contract.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2018-323 | 05/11/2018
Investigative Summaries
REVIEW OF POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
We identified a potential conflict of interest issue involving a former member of the Amtrak Board of Directors who had previously been a management official at another company within the transportation industry.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2019-302 | 05/01/2018
Investigative Summaries
AMTRAK CONTRACTING OFFICER PLEADS GUILTY IN $7.6M BRIBERY SCHEME
PHILADELPHIA – A former Amtrak employee pleaded guilty to one count of federal program bribery April 19, 2018, in U.S. District Court.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2018-321 | 04/19/2018
Investigations Press Release
FORMER AMTRAK EMPLOYEE CHARGED FOR BRIBERY
PHILADELPHIA – A former Amtrak employee was charged with one count of federal program bribery in U.S. District Court last week.
04/12/2018
Investigations Press Release
Three plead guilty in Amtrak OIG-supported health care fraud investigation
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – An owner of several shell companies purported to be laboratory marketing companies and two employees pleaded guilty to their roles in a health care fraud scheme in Federal Court recently.
04/09/2018
Investigations Press Release
Sober homes owner sentenced in Amtrak OIG-supported health care fraud case
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- The owner of several now-defunct sober homes was sentenced to more than 5 years in prison and ordered to pay over $2 million in restitution recently for his role in a health care fraud conspiracy.
04/09/2018
Investigative Summaries
EMPLOYEE RESIGNS FOR THEFT OF CASH
A ticket agent resigned on April 5, 2018, prior to an administrative hearing, for stealing money from a cash drawer at Amtrak’s Los Angeles Union Station.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2018-333 | 04/05/2018
Investigative Summaries
EMPLOYEES TERMINATED, SUSPENDED AFTER VIOLATING COMPANY POLICIES
A Baggage Foreman in Newark, New Jersey, was terminated from employment March 21, 2018, and an Usher/Gateman in Wilmington, Delaware, received a three-day suspension on March 15, 2018, for violation of company policies related to shipping boxes on
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2018-316 | 04/04/2018
Investigations Press Release
Charges Allege Two Individuals And Their Companies Exploited The USDOT Disadvantaged Business Program
PHILADELPHIA – The owner of a bridge painting company and the project manager of another (and their corporations) were charged by a federal grand jury April 3, 2018, with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and making false statements in
04/03/2018
Investigative Summaries
EMPLOYEE TERMINATED FROM EMPLOYMENT FOR THEFT OF AMTRAK PROPERTY
A Carman Journeyman in Chicago, Illinois, was terminated from employment March 26, 2018, following an administrative hearing for stealing Amtrak property from trains in the Chicago Yard.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2018-317 | 03/26/2018