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Investigations Press Release
Sober homes owner sentenced in Amtrak OIG-supported health care fraud case
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- The owner of several now-defunct sober homes was sentenced to more than 5 years in prison and ordered to pay over $2 million in restitution recently for his role in a health care fraud conspiracy.
04/09/2018
Investigative Summaries
EMPLOYEE RESIGNS FOR THEFT OF CASH
A ticket agent resigned on April 5, 2018, prior to an administrative hearing, for stealing money from a cash drawer at Amtrak’s Los Angeles Union Station.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2018-333 | 04/05/2018
Investigative Summaries
EMPLOYEES TERMINATED, SUSPENDED AFTER VIOLATING COMPANY POLICIES
A Baggage Foreman in Newark, New Jersey, was terminated from employment March 21, 2018, and an Usher/Gateman in Wilmington, Delaware, received a three-day suspension on March 15, 2018, for violation of company policies related to shipping boxes on
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2018-316 | 04/04/2018
Investigations Press Release
Charges Allege Two Individuals And Their Companies Exploited The USDOT Disadvantaged Business Program
PHILADELPHIA – The owner of a bridge painting company and the project manager of another (and their corporations) were charged by a federal grand jury April 3, 2018, with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and making false statements in
04/03/2018
Investigative Summaries
EMPLOYEE TERMINATED FROM EMPLOYMENT FOR THEFT OF AMTRAK PROPERTY
A Carman Journeyman in Chicago, Illinois, was terminated from employment March 26, 2018, following an administrative hearing for stealing Amtrak property from trains in the Chicago Yard.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2018-317 | 03/26/2018
Investigative Summaries
YARD ENGINEER RESIGNS AFTER FAILING TO REPORT CRIMINAL HISTORY
An Amtrak Yard Engineer in Washington, D.C., resigned on March 20, 2018, in lieu of an administrative hearing after failing to report two prior criminal convictions in violation of various company policies.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2018-315 | 03/20/2018
Investigative Summaries
FOUR EMPLOYEES RESIGN FOR THEFT OF CASH
Four ticket agents resigned in February and March 2018, prior to their administrative hearings, for stealing money from their cash drawers at Amtrak’s Los Angeles Union Station.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2018-319 | 02/28/2018
Investigative Summaries
FORMER EMPLOYEE SENTENCED FOR FALSE STATEMENTS TO AMTRAK OIG AGENTS IN INVESTIGATION OF CONTRACT STEERING
A former Amtrak Superintendent of Transportation at Chicago Union Station, Benjamin Sheets, was sentenced on February 27, 2018, in the Federal District Court of Northern Illinois after pleading guilty to making false statements to our agents in vi
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2018-314 | 02/27/2018
Investigations Press Release
Florida man pleads guilty to obstruction in Amtrak OIG-supported health care fraud investigation
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- An employee of a Coral Springs addiction treatment center pleaded guilty to his role in obstructing an ongoing health care fraud investigation in Federal Court Tuesday.
Tracking Number: 0218-20180209 | 02/09/2018
Investigative Summaries
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