Duplicate Pay
Amtrak employees are receiving duplicate pay because of a key error in the MAXIMO Payroll System which pay Amtrak Engineering Department employees.
Falsified Training Records
It was alleged that [REDACTED] falsified Amtrak training records regarding AMT 2 training for senior members of Amtrak's Engineering Department.
Kickback
The Office of Inspector General, Office of Investigations (OIG-OI) received an allegation from an anonymous source that a [REDACTED] had received a motorcycle from an asbestos abatement contractor. The allegation was substantiated.
Unauthorized Use of Vehicle-May 20, 2009
The Office of Inspector General (OIG), Office of Investigators (OI) received an allegation that [REDACTED] has been taking a company vehicle home without garaging authority.
Improper Travel Expenses
The Office of Inspector General ("OIG"), Office of Investigations ("OI") received information alleging that Amtrak paid food and lodging expenses for teh Chicago, Illinois ("CHI") based employees attending Train Director ("TD") training classes classes in CHI from July 21, 2008 through September 19, 2008. Allegedly, Amtrak paid $58,000 in food and lodging expenses for these employees, even though the employees resided in the CHI area."
Administrative Inquiry
The Office of Inspector General ("OIG"), Office of Investigations ("OI") received information that [REDACTED] LSA - Auto Train, may have falsified her employment application by alleging that she had graduated from high school.
Pay for Time not Worked
A confidential source alleged that [REDACTED] Amtrak C&S Electrical Technician consistently was paid for time not worked and taking the company vehicle home without permission.
Waste of Productive Time
Anonymous source alleges that [REDACTED] are allowing employees to engage in wasteful work time activities. A picture of a motorcycle with training wheels attached was circulated in the Wilmington Production Shop area.
Theft of Funds
On February 18, 2007, Office of Inspector General ("OIG"), Office of Investigations ("OI"), Agents received information from [REDACTED] and [REDACTED], regarding Operation Red Block ("ORB") missing funds. The e-mail indicated that during their audit, [REDACTED] had written 35 ORB checks to herself totalling $9,114.36 and that an additional 34 checks were also issued to [REDACTED].
LSA Theft-August 10, 2009
During Lead Service Attendant ("LSA") packet reviews by the Office of Inspector General ("OIG"), Office of Investigations ("OI"), it was determined that packets belonging to [REDACTED], former LSA, had contained under reported sales amounts. The packets had been processed by the Train Provision Management System ("TPMS") Clerks who had previously been implicated in activities designed to retain Amtrak funds for personal gain.