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EMPLOYEE SENTENCED FOR DISTRIBUTION OF DRUGS
On November 1, 2017, the Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County sentenced an Amtrak B&B Mechanic Foreman to 6-23 months of confinement and 36 months’ probation for the Manufacture, Delivery, or Possession with the Intent to Manufac
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2018-308 | 11/01/2017
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EMPLOYEE TERMINATED FOR VIOLATION OF POLICIES
On October 10, 2017, a Train Attendant in Miami, Florida, was terminated from employment for a violation of company policies.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2018-311 | 10/10/2017
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SENTENCING FOR EMPLOYEE CONVICTED OF POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE COCAINE
On September 28, 2017, a former Amtrak baggage handler was sentenced in the United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois, to 18 months in federal prison and 36 months of probation upon release.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2018-304 | 09/28/2017
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CONVICTION FOR THEFT OF AMTRAK PROPERTY
On September 27, 2017, a former Amtrak electrician pleaded guilty in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, to theft of Amtrak property.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2018-306 | 09/27/2017
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TERMINATION FOR FAILURE TO DISCLOSE CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS
We initiated an investigation after we received allegations that an Amtrak Locomotive Inspector in Los Angeles, California failed to report his criminal convictions to the company.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2017-312 | 08/09/2017
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TIME AND ATTENDANCE FRAUD
We initiated investigations involving an Amtrak (the company) supervisor and subordinate employee after an audit of the company’s payroll and overtime system revealed that the supervisor claimed unusually high overtime hours.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2017-313 | 08/01/2017
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TERMINATION FOR FAILURE TO DISCLOSE CRIMINAL HISTORY
We initiated an investigation after we received an allegation that an Amtrak Electrician in Los Angeles, California, had a lengthy criminal history and had failed to disclose it on his Amtrak background investigation form.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2017-310 | 07/27/2017
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CIVIL SETTLEMENT FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT/FALSE CLAIMS
On July 14, 2017, Sevier Valley Oil Company (Sevier), Rock Canyon Oil Company, and Ron Osborne Trucking agreed to pay a cumulative settlement of $225,000 to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Utah, on behalf of Amtrak.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2018-301 | 07/14/2017
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TERMINATION FOR FAILURE TO DISCLOSE CRIMINAL HISTORY
We initiated an investigation into an Amtrak train service attendant based out of Raleigh, North Carolina, after the Amtrak Police Department (APD) notified us of an outstanding warrant for the employee’s arrest.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2017-311 | 06/27/2017
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VIOLATION OF AMTRAK EMPLOYEE RAIL PASS
On January 23, 2017, an Amtrak ticket agent was arrested on state charges related to defrauding Amtrak of goods and services obtained through Amtrak’s Employee Rail Pass Program.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2017-307 | 06/22/2017