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August 05, 2019 |  Investigations Press Release

Illinois man charged for alleged ticket scheme after Amtrak OIG investigation

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – A former Western Illinois University student was indicted on charges that he engaged in a two-year scheme to defraud Amtrak, the… Read more
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July 26, 2019 |  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… Read more
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July 23, 2019 |  Investigative Summaries

FLORIDA RESIDENTS PLEAD GUILTY TO HEALTHCARE FRAUD

Three Florida residents pleaded guilty in June and July 2019 in U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, to criminal charges related to… Read more
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OIG-WS-2019-325

July 19, 2019 |  Investigative Summaries

FORMER EMPLOYEE SENTENCED FOR DISTRIBUTION OF DRUGS

A former Amtrak Maintainer was sentenced to 12 months of probation on July 19, 2019, in the Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas for advertising the… Read more
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OIG-WS-2019-322

July 10, 2019 |  Investigative Summaries

ELECTRICIAN RESIGNS FOR CONDUCTING SIDE JOBS DURING AMTRAK SHIFTS

An Amtrak Electrician in Providence, Rhode Island, resigned from employment on July 10, 2019, following our investigation, which revealed the… Read more
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OIG-WS-2019-319

July 09, 2019 |  Investigative Summaries

TWO EMPLOYEES TERMINATED FOR VIOLATION OF COMPANY POLICY

An Amtrak Trainer was terminated from employment on May 7, 2019, and an Amtrak Foreman was terminated on May 17, 2019, after our investigation… Read more
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OIG-WS-2019-317

July 09, 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… Read more
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July 05, 2019 |  Investigative Summaries

EMPLOYEE RESIGNS AFTER ADMISSION OF ENGAGING IN OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT WHILE ON FMLA LEAVE

An Amtrak employee in Chicago, Illinois, resigned from employment on July 5, 2019, following our investigation, which revealed the employee violated… Read more
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OIG-WS-2019-318

July 01, 2019 |  Investigative Summaries

PROGRAM MANAGER TERMINATED FOR TRAVEL PASS FRAUD

An Amtrak Program Manager based in Washington D.C. was terminated July 1, 2019, for allowing a family member to use her company travel pass and… Read more
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OIG-WS-2019-321

June 28, 2019 |  Investigative Summaries

MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDER PLEADS GUILTY TO HEALTH CARE FRAUD

John Mckoy pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, on June 14, 2019, to multiple health care fraud charges related… Read more
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OIG-WS-2019-316