Monitoring the Work of the Independent Public Accountants Conducting the FY 2014 Financial Statement Audit and Single Audit

This is to inform you that we are initiating engagements to monitor the work of the independent public accountant (IPA) performing the audits of Amtrak's (the company) Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 Consolidated Financial Statements (Project 014-2014) and Single Audit (Project 012-2015).

Ethics Policy Violation

We conducted an investigation of an Amtrak executive based on multiple allegations involving nepotism in hiring practices, steering of contracts to a particular vendor, and using an Amtrak contractor who later became a full-time employee to assist him with personal work. Our investigation confirmed that the executive engaged in improper hiring, conflicts of interest, and gross mismanagement of Amtrak resources.

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