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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
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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
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THREE EMPLOYEES TERMINATED FOR USING IMPROPERLY OBTAINED PARKING PASSES
Three employees were terminated from employment on April 25, 2018, for violating company policy by using improperly obtained parking passes to avoid paying parking fees at Chicago Union Station and for not fully cooperating with OIG agents.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2018-322 | 04/25/2018
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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
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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
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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
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EMPLOYEE SUSPENDED FOR INAPPROPRIATE SOCIAL MEDIA POST
An employee in Perryville, Maryland, received a 10-day suspension March 27, 2018, after posting an image on social media that violated company policy.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2018-318 | 03/27/2018
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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
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YARD ENGINEER RESIGNS AFTER FAILING TO REPORT CRIMINAL HISTORY
An Amtrak Yard Engineer in Washington, D.C., resigned on March 20, 2018, in lieu of an administrative hearing after failing to report two prior criminal convictions in violation of various company policies.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2018-315 | 03/20/2018
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EMPLOYEES TERMINATED FOR UNAUTHORIZED RELEASE OF PASSENGER INFORMATION
Two Customer Service Representatives were terminated from employment on March 20, 2018, and March 21, 2018, in Joliet, Illinois and Omaha, Nebraska, and two others are facing disciplinary action for the unauthorized release of passenger informatio
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2018-320 | 03/20/2018