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OPPORTUNITIES TO REDUCE THE RISKS OF TRACK SAFETY VIOLATIONS
We conducted an extensive review of foul time logs and bridge logs for two Connecticut bridges—the Thames River Bridge and the Shaw’s Cove Bridge—and found 17 occasions in 2022 when Buildings & Bridges employees potentially fouled the tracks b
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2024-320 | 02/05/2024
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EMPLOYEE TERMINATED FOR FAILING TO REPORT OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT
A Digital Technology employee based in Michigan violated company policies by failing to report outside employment with at least two other companies on her Certificate of Compliance she submitted on October 10, 2023.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2024-317 | 02/02/2024
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CONTRACTOR PAYS $771,813 TO RESOLVE CONTRACT BILLING ISSUES
A contractor agreed to reimburse Amtrak $771,813 for overbilling base labor and overhead rates on contracts that required the use of actual labor and indirect cost rates.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2024-330 | 01/30/2024
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MANAGER OF CLINICAL LABORATORY SENTENCED FOR HEALTH CARE FRAUD
David Pugliese, a resident of Palm Beach County, Florida, was sentenced on January 12, 2024, in U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, for Conspiracy to Commit Health Care Fraud.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2024-322 | 01/12/2024
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CALIFORNIA PHARMACIST SENTENCED IN HEALTH CARE FRAUD INVESTIGATION
Marc Hoang, a pharmacist based in West Covina, California, was sentenced on January 8, 2024, in U.S. District Court, Central District of California, for making a false statement related to a health care fraud investigation.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2024-318 | 01/08/2024
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EMPLOYEE TERMINATED FOR ENGAGING IN OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT WHILE ON MEDICAL LEAVE
An Amtrak Train Attendant based in Miami, Florida, was terminated from employment on January 2, 2024, following our investigation.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2024-316 | 01/02/2024
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AMTRAK CONTRACTOR TERMINATED
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) reported to our office that a contractor employed by Amtrak as a project manager/consultant was also working as a full-time senior employee at WMATA.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2024-313 | 12/28/2023
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EMPLOYEE SIGNED DEFERRED PROSECUTION AGREEMENT RELATED TO ATTEMPTED SALE OF HIGH-SECURITY SWITCH KEYS
An Amtrak Conductor based in Jacksonville, Florida, signed a deferred prosecution agreement in the Seventh Judicial Circuit, State of Florida, on December 22, 2023.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2024-315 | 12/22/2023
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SUPERVISOR DEMOTED AFTER USING AMTRAK-LEASED VEHICLE FOR PERSONAL USE
An Amtrak supervisor based in Philadelphia violated company policies by using his company‐leased vehicle and, occasionally, his company fuel card to travel to his vacation home at least thirteen times over a nine‐month period.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2024-311 | 12/18/2023
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EMPLOYEE TERMINATED FOR FALSIFYING EMPLOYMENT HISTORY INFORMATION
An Amtrak Coach Cleaner based in Beech Grove, Indiana, was terminated from employment on December 12, 2023, following his administrative hearing.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2024-310 | 12/12/2023