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EMPLOYEE SIGNED CIVIL SETTLEMENT RELATED TO THE RECEIPT OF FRAUDULENT PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM LOAN
On March 9, 2024, an Amtrak Foreman II based in Miami, Florida, signed a civil settlement agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Florida, and agreed to pay a total of $20,000, including $16,100.93 in restitution.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2024-326 | 03/09/2024
Investigations Press Release
OIG Investigation leads to guilty plea in $9 million health care fraud case
March 7, 2024
03/07/2024
Investigative Summaries
EMPLOYEE TERMINATED FOR MISUSE OF COMPANY-OWNED DEVICES
An Amtrak employee based in Seattle, Washington, was terminated from employment on March 7, 2024, following our investigation.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2024-325 | 03/07/2024
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CAR INSPECTOR LOSES SENIORITY, IS REMOVED FROM SERVICE FOR WORKING OUTSIDE JOBS ON MEDICAL LEAVE
An Amtrak car inspector based in New York, New York, violated company policies by engaging in outside employment as a bus operator; providing security services at night clubs, lounges, and bars; and working as a bouncer while on a medical leave of
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2024-323 | 03/06/2024
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EMPLOYEE AGREES TO CIVIL SETTLEMENT RELATED TO THE RECEIPT OF PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM LOAN
On February 29, 2024, an Amtrak sheet metal worker based in Miami, Florida, signed a civil settlement agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Florida, to pay a total of $18,750, including $16,537.34 in restitution.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2024-324 | 02/29/2024
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FORMER EMPLOYEE SENTENCED AFTER USING STOLEN IDENTITY TO WORK AT AMTRAK
Eric Graham, a former Amtrak conductor based in New York, used a stolen identity to obtain employment on July 8, 1998, and continued to use that identity for over twenty-years.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2024-321 | 02/13/2024
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CALIFORNIA RESIDENT SENTENCED FOR CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT WIRE FRAUD
Hanna Dinh, a California resident, was sentenced on February 12, 2024, in U.S. District Court, Central District of California, for conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2024-319 | 02/12/2024
Investigations Press Release
California man sentenced to 51 months in prison after defrauding Amtrak, Trailways of more than $475,000
February 9, 2024
02/09/2024
Investigative Summaries
OPPORTUNITIES TO REDUCE THE RISKS OF TRACK SAFETY VIOLATIONS
We conducted an extensive review of foul time logs and bridge logs for two Connecticut bridges—the Thames River Bridge and the Shaw’s Cove Bridge—and found 17 occasions in 2022 when Buildings & Bridges employees potentially fouled the tracks b
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2024-320 | 02/05/2024
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EMPLOYEE TERMINATED FOR FAILING TO REPORT OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT
A Digital Technology employee based in Michigan violated company policies by failing to report outside employment with at least two other companies on her Certificate of Compliance she submitted on October 10, 2023.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2024-317 | 02/02/2024