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June 18, 2018 |  Investigative Summaries

EMPLOYEE TERMINATED FOR FAILURE TO REPORT DRUG CONVICTION

An Amtrak Foreman was terminated from employment on June 18, 2018, after a hearing officer found that he violated the company’s Standards of… Read more
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OIG-WS-2018-325

June 13, 2018 |  Investigative Summaries

EMPLOYEE SUSPENDED FOR VIOLATING COMPANY POLICY

An Amtrak electrician with the Mechanical department was suspended from employment on June 13, 2018 for violating company policy. The employee was… Read more
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OIG-WS-2018-326

June 01, 2018 |  Investigations Press Release

Federal Railroad Administration Suspends Former Amtrak Contracting Officer

A former Amtrak employee was suspended by the Federal Railroad Administration from participation in federal procurement and non-procurement programs… Read more
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May 24, 2018 |  Investigative Summaries

SUPERVISOR TERMINATED FOR TIME AND ATTENDANCE FRAUD

An Amtrak Track Supervisor in Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey, was terminated from employment following an administrative hearing on May 24, 2018, for… Read more
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OIG-WS-2018-324

May 11, 2018 |  Investigations Press Release

Treatment center owners sentenced to prison in health care fraud scheme

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Two substance abuse treatment center owners were sentenced to prison for their participation in a multimillion dollar health… Read more
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May 11, 2018 |  Investigative Summaries

SECURITY CONSULTING FIRM ABSG CONSULTING, INC., AGREES TO PAY $650,000 TO RESOLVE FALSE CLAIMS ACT ACTION

ABSG Consulting, Inc., has agreed to pay the United States $650,000 to resolve an allegation that it knowingly submitted false claims to Amtrak in… Read more
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OIG-WS-2018-323

May 01, 2018 |  Investigative Summaries

REVIEW OF POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT

We identified a potential conflict of interest issue involving a former member of the Amtrak Board of Directors who had previously been a management… Read more
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OIG-WS-2019-302

April 25, 2018 |  Investigative Summaries

THREE EMPLOYEES TERMINATED FOR USING IMPROPERLY OBTAINED PARKING PASSES

Three employees were terminated from employment on April 25, 2018, for violating company policy by using improperly obtained parking passes to avoid… Read more
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OIG-WS-2018-322

April 19, 2018 |  Investigative Summaries

AMTRAK CONTRACTING OFFICER PLEADS GUILTY IN $7.6M BRIBERY SCHEME

PHILADELPHIA – A former Amtrak employee pleaded guilty to one count of federal program bribery April 19, 2018, in U.S. District Court. According to… Read more
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OIG-WS-2018-321

April 12, 2018 |  Investigations Press Release

FORMER AMTRAK EMPLOYEE CHARGED FOR BRIBERY

PHILADELPHIA – A former Amtrak employee was charged with one count of federal program bribery in U.S. District Court last week. According to court… Read more
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