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SUPERVISOR TERMINATED FOR TIME AND ATTENDANCE FRAUD
An Amtrak Track Supervisor in Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey, was terminated from employment following an administrative hearing on May 24, 2018, for theft related to time and attendance fraud.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2018-324 | 05/24/2018
Investigations Press Release
Treatment center owners sentenced to prison in health care fraud scheme
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Two substance abuse treatment center owners were sentenced to prison for their participation in a multimillion dollar health care fraud and money laundering scheme.
05/11/2018
Investigative Summaries
SECURITY CONSULTING FIRM ABSG CONSULTING, INC., AGREES TO PAY $650,000 TO RESOLVE FALSE CLAIMS ACT ACTION
ABSG Consulting, Inc., has agreed to pay the United States $650,000 to resolve an allegation that it knowingly submitted false claims to Amtrak in the award of a $1 million training contract.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2018-323 | 05/11/2018
Investigative Summaries
REVIEW OF POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
We identified a potential conflict of interest issue involving a former member of the Amtrak Board of Directors who had previously been a management official at another company within the transportation industry.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2019-302 | 05/01/2018
Investigative Summaries
THREE EMPLOYEES TERMINATED FOR USING IMPROPERLY OBTAINED PARKING PASSES
Three employees were terminated from employment on April 25, 2018, for violating company policy by using improperly obtained parking passes to avoid paying parking fees at Chicago Union Station and for not fully cooperating with OIG agents.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2018-322 | 04/25/2018
Investigative Summaries
AMTRAK CONTRACTING OFFICER PLEADS GUILTY IN $7.6M BRIBERY SCHEME
PHILADELPHIA – A former Amtrak employee pleaded guilty to one count of federal program bribery April 19, 2018, in U.S. District Court.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2018-321 | 04/19/2018
Investigations Press Release
FORMER AMTRAK EMPLOYEE CHARGED FOR BRIBERY
PHILADELPHIA – A former Amtrak employee was charged with one count of federal program bribery in U.S. District Court last week.
04/12/2018
Investigations Press Release
Three plead guilty in Amtrak OIG-supported health care fraud investigation
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – An owner of several shell companies purported to be laboratory marketing companies and two employees pleaded guilty to their roles in a health care fraud scheme in Federal Court recently.
04/09/2018
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