Investigation Reports
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Investigative Summaries
VIOLATION OF CORPORATE POLICY BY YARD ENGINEER
In August 2015, we received an allegation that an Amtrak Yard Engineer in New York was operating trains with a suspended driver’s license that resulted from a driving while intoxicated (DWI) adjudication and a felony conviction for evading the pol
Tracking Number: OIG-I-2016-522 | 10/12/2016
Investigative Summaries
VIOLATION OF AMTRAK POLICY
We investigated an allegation that an employee violated Amtrak’s Ethical Conduct and Conflict of Interest Policy.
Tracking Number: OIG-I-2016-521 | 09/28/2016
Investigative Summaries
EMPLOYEE THEFT
In August 2016, former Amtrak employee, David Davila, was arrested and indicted in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, for theft of Amtrak property.
Tracking Number: OIG-I-2016-526 | 09/20/2016
Investigative Summaries
VIOLATION OF AMTRAK POLICIES
In December 2014, we received information alleging that an Amtrak supervisor in Michigan may have been involved with improprieties related to his position.
Tracking Number: OIG-I-2016-525 | 09/20/2016
Investigative Summaries
COMPUTER MISUSE: VIEWING SEXUALLY EXPLICIT MATERIAL
In May 2016, we received an allegation that an Amtrak executive was violating computer use policies by viewing sexually explicit images on his Amtrak computer. Our review confirmed the allegation.
Tracking Number: OIG-I-2016-523 | 09/19/2016
Investigations Press Release
Civil Complaint Filed Against Sevier Valley Oil Company Alleging Eight Amtrak Locomotives Broke Down After Refueling With Contaminated Fuel In Salt Lake City
A civil complaint filed Friday afternoon in U.S.
08/04/2016
Investigations Press Release
Amtrak Supervisors Charged In Connection With Separate Overbilling Of Work Hours Schemes
Two Amtrak supervisors were charged today with overbilling Amtrak a combined total of more than 800 overtime hours and more than 60 regular hours they claimed to be working when they were actually not present at Amtrak work sites, causing $92,000
07/18/2016
Investigations Press Release
Commercial Supply Company Owner Gets Four Years In Prison For Defrauding Public And Private Customers Out Of More Than $700,000
part owner of Bayway Lumber, a Linden, New Jersey, company that sold commercial and industrial products to numerous public and private entities, was sentenced today to 48 months in
07/11/2016
Investigations Press Release
PLAINFIELD BOARD OF EDUCATION EMPLOYEE ADMITS CONSPIRING WITH VENDOR TO DEFRAUD HIS EMPLOYER
A Piscataway, New Jersey, man today admitted conspiring with employees of Bayway Lumber in Linden, New Jersey, to use phony invoices to defraud the Plainfield Board of Education, resulting in losses of $19,927, U.S. Attorney Paul J.
05/24/2016
Investigative Summaries
RELOCATION EXPENSE FRAUD
In March 2015, we received an allegation that an Amtrak Assistant Superintendent received a double payment for relocation expenses by using the Corporate Lodging Consultants (CLC) credit card for his hotel expenses (which was billed directly to Am
Tracking Number: OIG-I-2016-520 | 05/19/2016