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Investigative Summaries
TWENTY-ONE EMPLOYEES COUNSELED FOR RECEIPT OF DIFFERENTIAL PAY TO WHICH THEY WERE NOT ENTITLED
Twenty-one Amtrak machinists and supervisors were coached and counseled between October 31, 2019 and February 16, 2020, after our investigation determined the employees received temporary pay increases they were not entitled to.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2020-315 | 02/16/2020
Investigations Press Release
Amtrak OIG investigation leads to prison sentence, $2.68 million restitution payment for fraudster who bilked millions from Amtrak’s insurance plan
For Immediate Release
February 5, 2020
02/05/2020
Investigative Summaries
EMPLOYEE TERMINATED FOR FAILURE TO REPORT A CRIMINAL CONVICTION
An Amtrak Passenger Conductor in Los Angeles, California, was terminated from employment on January 23, 2020, following the employee’s administrative hearing for violating company policy.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2020-313 | 01/23/2020
Investigative Summaries
EMPLOYEE TERMINATED FOR SOLICITING MONEY, ACCEPTING GIFTS FROM CONTRACTOR; ANOTHER REPRIMANDED FOR MISUSE OF COMPANY PROPERTY
An Amtrak senior employee in Los Angeles, California, was terminated from employment on January 21, 2020, and a Los Angeles-based senior employee in Mechanical Operations was issued a written reprimand on the same date following the issuance of ou
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2020-316 | 01/21/2020
Investigative Summaries
SCHEME TO DEFRAUD AMTRAK RESULTS IN GUILTY PLEA
Ryan Taylor Minter, of Calumet City, Illinois, pleaded guilty in the Central District of Illinois to charges of wire fraud on December 20, 2019.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2020-312 | 01/17/2020
Investigative Summaries
THREE EMPLOYEES TERMINATED, TWO RESIGN FOR VIOLATION OF COMPANY POLICY RELATED TO A MEDICAL FRAUD SCHEME
Three Chicago-based employees were terminated from employment on December 20 and December 23, 2019, and two more resigned on December 18, 2019 and January 2, 2020, in lieu of termination prior to their administrative hearings.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2020-311 | 01/16/2020
Investigative Summaries
RESERVATION SALES AGENT TERMINATED FOR SUBMITTING FALSIFIED MEDICAL LEAVE DOCUMENTATION
A Reservation Sales Agent based in Philadelphia was terminated from employment on December 23, 2019, for submitting falsified medical documentation to extend her medical leave of absence.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2020-310 | 01/07/2020
Investigative Summaries
EMPLOYEE TERMINATED FOR VIOLATION OF COMPANY POLICY RELATED TO HEALTH CARE FRAUD SCHEME
Gladys Perez, Coach Cleaner, Los Angeles, California, was terminated from employment on December 5, 2019, following an administrative hearing for violating company policy.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2020-309 | 12/18/2019
Investigative Summaries
EMPLOYEE TERMINATED FOR PROVIDING FALSE AND MISLEADING INFORMATION RELATED TO AN INJURY CLAIM
An Amtrak Assistant Conductor in Pontiac, Michigan, was terminated from employment on November 12, 2019, following an administrative hearing for violating company policy.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2020-308 | 12/11/2019
Investigative Summaries
NEW YORK RESIDENT PLEADS GUILTY TO FALSIFYING APPLICANT’S PRE-EMPLOYMENT DRUG TEST RESULTS
Michael Hollingsworth, a resident of New York, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, on November 19, 2019, for accepting a gratuity in return for his involvement in falsifying an Amtrak pre-employment drug test.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2020-307 | 12/04/2019