Investigation Reports
1 - 10 of 341 Results
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
Investigative Summaries
ALPHA PAINTING & CONSTRUCTION COMPANY SENTENCED IN MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR FRAUD SCHEME
Alpha Painting & Construction Company, Inc., an industrial painting and construction company based in Baltimore, was sentenced November 14, 2019, in United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, to five-years’ probation, a $5
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2020-306 | 11/20/2019
Investigative Summaries
NEW YORK RESIDENT PLEADS GUILTY IN AMTRAK EVOUCHER SCAM
Andre Wilburn, a resident of New York, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, on October 24, 2019, to access device fraud and aggravated identity theft for his involvement in an Amtrak eVoucher scheme.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2020-304 | 11/18/2019
Investigative Summaries
SUPERVISOR RESIGNS AFTER INVESTIGATION DISCLOSES EMPLOYEE ABUSES AND THEFT OF PROPERTY
An Amtrak supervisor resigned on November 14, 2019, for violating company policy by stealing company property and misusing his own and other employees’ company time for personal tasks. The case has been referred to the U.S.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2020-305 | 11/18/2019
Investigations Press Release
Pennsylvania man sentenced to prison for role in multimillion-dollar fraud scheme
For Immediate Release
November 15, 2019
11/15/2019
Investigations Press Release
Amtrak OIG-supported investigation leads to guilty plea in pass-through billing scheme
For Immediate Release
November 6, 2019
11/06/2019
Investigative Summaries
EMPLOYEE TERMINATED FOR VIOLATION OF COMPANY POLICY
An Amtrak On Board Services employee in New Orleans was terminated from employment on October 9, 2019, following an administrative hearing for violating company policy.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2020-303 | 10/28/2019
Investigations Press Release
Acupuncturist pleads guilty in fraud scheme that bilked millions of dollars from Amtrak’s health care plan
For Immediate Release
October 21, 2019
10/21/2019
Investigative Summaries
NEW YORK RESIDENT PLEADS GUILTY IN AMTRAK EVOUCHER SCAM
Lamont Brown, a resident of Brooklyn, NY, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, on October 10, 2019, to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, for his involvement in an Amtrak eVoucher scheme.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2020-301 | 10/10/2019
Investigative Summaries
FORMER ROAD MECHANIC INELIGIBLE FOR REHIRE AFTER ENGAGING IN OUTSIDE WORK DURING AMTRAK SHIFTS
A former Road Mechanic based in Providence, Rhode Island, resigned from employment in March 2019 during the course of our investigation, which revealed the employee violated company policies by leaving his work site to engage in outside employment
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2020-302 | 10/06/2019
