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EMPLOYEES TERMINATED FOR ACCEPTING GIFTS FROM AMTRAK CONTRACTOR
A management official and a company Inspector violated Amtrak policies by accepting gifts and favors from a construction contractor who was awarded a $58 million contract by the company.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2021-329 | 03/30/2021
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PHARMACIST SENTENCED TO SIX MONTHS IN PRISON IN HEALTH CARE FRAUD SCHEME
Hootan Melamed, a pharmacist based in Los Angeles, California, was sentenced in United States District Court, Southern District of California, on March 29, 2021, to six months in prison and three years’ probation for conspiracy to commit health ca
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2021-328 | 03/29/2021
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FORMER CAR PORTER PLEADS GUILTY TO THEFT OF PARKING PASSES
Lauren Jones, a former Hertz employee in Chicago, Illinois, pleaded guilty in Circuit Court of Cook County on March 24, 2021, to felony theft charges and was sentenced to two years’ probation on the same date.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2021-327 | 03/24/2021
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EMPLOYEE TERMINATED FOR STEALING CHAINSAWS, CHAINSAW PARTS
A Senior Engineer was arrested on March 8, 2021, for theft of Amtrak property and terminated from employment the following day.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2021-324 | 03/09/2021
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EMPLOYEE TERMINATED FOR FRAUDULENTLY CLAIMING PAY WHEN NOT WORKING
A supervisor based at Sunnyside Yard in New York City was terminated on February 18, 2021, following an administrative hearing.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2021-322 | 02/18/2021
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EMPLOYEE TERMINATED FOR VIEWING PORNOGRAPHY ON COMPANY EQUIPMENT
A Senior Engineer was terminated on February 5, 2021, for violating company policies by downloading and viewing pornographic material from various websites and viewing videos that were stored on a USB storage device connected to his company-owned
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2021-321 | 02/05/2021
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TWO EMPLOYEES RESIGN FROM COMPANY FOR ENGAGING IN OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT WHILE ON FMLA LEAVE
Two Amtrak coach cleaners based in Sanford, Florida, resigned from the company on January 21, 2021, prior to their administrative hearings.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2021-320 | 01/21/2021
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PHARMACIST AND PLASTIC SURGEON PLEAD GUILTY IN HEALTH CARE FRAUD INVESTIGATION
Marc Hoang, a Pharmacist based in West Covina, California, pleaded guilty in United States District Court, Central District of California, on October 26, 2020, to making a false statement related to a health care fraud investigation.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2021-325 | 01/13/2021
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PENNSYLVANIA MAN PLEADS GUILTY IN AMTRAK TICKET FRAUD SCHEME
A Pennsylvania man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, to theft of government funds on January 12, 2021.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2021-323 | 01/12/2021
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EMPLOYEE TERMINATED FOR FAILING TO REPORT CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS
An Amtrak carman based in Beech Grove, Indiana, was terminated from employment on January 9, 2021, following his administrative hearing.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2021-319 | 01/09/2021