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EMPLOYEE DISMISSED IN CORRUPTION CASE INVOLVING CONSTRUCTION SUPPLY VENDOR
On January 30, 2018, an Amtrak supervisor was dismissed after an administrative hearing found that he violated company policy by accepting gifts and gratuities from Bayway Lumber (Bayway), a former Amtrak-approved vendor based in Linden, New Jerse
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2018-310 | 01/30/2018
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FORMER EMPLOYEE SENTENCED FOR THEFT OF GOVERNMENT FUNDS
On January 18, 2018, a former Amtrak Customer Service Representative in Indianapolis, Indiana, pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of theft of government funds, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 641.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2018-312 | 01/18/2018
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VIOLATION OF ETHICAL CONDUCT AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY
On January 1, 2018, an Amtrak executive retired following the release of our investigative report, which concluded that he violated company policy by accepting gifts from the owner of a company doing business with Amtrak as both a customer and ven
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2018-309 | 01/01/2018
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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