FRAUD: Overtime Fraud and Abuse by Amtrak’s Mid-Atlantic Communications and Signals Department Employees

The Amtrak Office of Inspector General (OIG) received information from a confidential source alleging payroll fraud in the form of unworked overtime paid to certain Amtrak employees. This provides the summary results of our investigation of that allegation. Specifically, our objective was to disclose regular and overtime fraud and other abuses by these employees and the supervisory failures to prevent these actions.