EMPLOYEE RESIGNS PRIOR TO ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING FOR MISUSE OF COMPANY COMPUTER

A clerk based in Beech Grove, Indiana, resigned from employment on February 16, 2023, prior to his administrative hearing. Our investigation found that the employee violated company policies by misusing his company-owned computer and email address for his personally owned business by downloading unauthorized software onto the company’s workstation. He also used his company email during regular work hours to solicit Amtrak employees and others to join his business ventures.