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Investigations Press Release
Delaware executive sentenced in bribery, contract steering case investigated by Amtrak OIG
PHILADELPHIA – An executive from a small, Delaware-based manufacturing firm was sentenced Monday for his role in bribing an Amtrak contract administrator in exchange for awarding the firm with millions of dollars in Amtrak seat-cushion contracts.
07/26/2019
Audits Press Release
Passengers, employees at risk due to longstanding security weaknesses at Washington Union Station, Ivy City Yard says Amtrak’s OIG
WASHINGTON – Amtrak’s longstanding security weaknesses at Washington Union Station and Ivy City Yard put employees and passengers at risk a new report from Amtrak’s Office of Inspector General said.
07/25/2019
Investigations Press Release
Amtrak OIG-supported investigation leads to guilty plea in Florida money laundering case
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The owner of a substance abuse treatment center pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court for his role in a $57 million money laundering and pass-through billing scheme.
07/09/2019
Investigations Press Release
Amtrak OIG-led investigation leads to fraud charges against Chicago chiropractor
June 10, 2019
For Immediate Release
CHICAGO – A Chicago-based chiropractor was indicted on federal fraud charges June 3, 2019, for allegedly submitting reimbursement claims to private insurers for nonexistent treatment.
06/10/2019
Investigations Press Release
Amtrak OIG investigation leads to $466,500 civil settlement in bid rigging case
For Immediate Release
April 24, 2019
04/24/2019
Audits Press Release
Weaknesses in Amtrak’s drug and alcohol testing controls expose company to potential financial, safety risks
For Immediate Release
March 14, 2019
03/14/2019
Investigations Press Release
Amtrak OIG-supported investigation leads to prison sentence for medical director of substance abuse treatment facility
For Immediate Release
03/14/2019
Investigations Press Release
Amtrak OIG investigation leads to $260,000 civil settlement in alleged improper billing case
March 6, 2019
For Immediate Release
PHILADELPHIA – The United States reached a $260,000 civil settlement Friday with a contractor who was providing catenary services to Amtrak.
03/06/2019
Investigations Press Release
Seven more sentenced in Amtrak OIG-supported Florida health care fraud case
Feb. 13, 2019
For Immediate Release
02/13/2019
Audits Press Release
Amtrak has opportunities to improve private railcar management, business practices
WASHINGTON –Amtrak’s Office of Inspector General found longstanding management weaknesses in the company’s transport program for privately-owned railcars including inadequate controls for cost and revenue management, a lack of standard operating p
02/08/2019