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PENNSYLVANIA MAN SENTENCED IN AMTRAK TICKET FRAUD SCHEME
Ryan Kane, a resident of Pennsylvania, was sentenced in U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, to time served, three years supervised release, and a $100 special assessment for his part in an Amtrak ticket fraud scheme.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2021-332 | 04/23/2021
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EMPLOYEE RESIGNS FOR VIOLATION OF COMPANY POLICY BY LEAVING WORK POST WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION
An Amtrak Customer Service Representative based in Kansas City, Missouri, resigned from employment on April 12, 2021, prior to his administrative hearing.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2021-331 | 04/12/2021
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FOUR MEDICAL MARKETERS PLEAD GUILTY TO AIDING IN THE PREPARATION OF A FALSE TAX RETURN
Sidney Cobos, Allan Lummer, Farshad Sassounian and Ashkan Kohanpour, medical marketers based in Los Angeles, California, pleaded guilty in United States District Court, Central District of California, on April 9, 2021, to one count each of aiding
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2021-333 | 04/09/2021
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EMPLOYEE TERMINATED FOR NOT REPORTING FOR HIS ASSIGNED SHIFT AND UNLAWFULLY ENTERING THE U.S. CAPITOL BUILDING
A company trackman was terminated from employment on March 31, 2021, after our investigation found he violated Amtrak policies by not reporting for his assigned shift thereby failing to attend to his duties, and by participating in the unauthorize
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2021-330 | 03/31/2021
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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
