What We Looked At
Our objective was to assess the effectiveness of the company’s scheduling, cost estimating, and management of the Washington Union Station near-term improvement projects and impacts on their completion.
An Amtrak Food Specialist in Los Angeles, California, was terminated from employment following an administrative hearing June 22, 2018, for violating company policy by fraudulently designating four individuals who were not his legal dependents as beneficiaries on his company health insurance. During the time these individuals were improperly covered under the company’s health insurance plan, the company paid approximately $744,000 in health care claims on their behalf.
WASHINGTON -- Special agents from Amtrak’s Office of Inspector General supported the U.S. Department of Justice during a nationwide health care fraud enforcement action this week resulting in charges against hundreds of individuals allegedly involved in fraudulent activities.