All Investigations Documents
April 25, 2013 | Investigative Summaries
AMTRAK EMPLOYEE ABUSES VEHICLE PRIVILEGES AND TIME AND ATTENDANCE
Our investigation disclosed that an employee who worked in a prominent leadership position of significant trust was found to have abused his Amtrak… Read more
March 11, 2013 | Investigative Summaries
AMTRAK EMPLOYEE USES FALSE SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER
An Amtrak employee used a false social security number to obtain employment as an Assistant Conductor. An OIG investigation revealed that the… Read more
February 06, 2013 | Investigative Summaries
VIOLATION OF CORPORATE POLICIES FOR INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS
Amtrak paid over $141,000 to a retired Amtrak claims representative to do work for the Claims Department. A manager in the Amtrak Claims and Tort… Read more
January 17, 2013 | Investigative Summaries
Former Amtrak Employee Convicted of Insurance Fraud
San Diego County District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis today announced that a jury convicted a former Amtrak employee, Wanda Lee Ann Podgurski, 60, of 29… Read more
December 18, 2012 | Investigative Summaries
AMTRAK EMPLOYEE GUILTY OF THEFT
OIG investigation of an employee for embezzling funds by falsifying travel vouchers and manipulating Amtrak travel card purchases resulted in an… Read more
September 07, 2012 | Investigative Summaries
EMPLOYEE USES GSA FUEL CREDIT CARD FOR PERSONAL BENEFIT
OIG investigated suspicious transactions involving a GSA credit card assigned to an Amtrak vehicle. A review of the transaction records indicated… Read more
September 05, 2012 | Investigative Summaries
FRAUD: Overtime Fraud and Abuse by Amtrak’s Mid-Atlantic Communications and Signals Department Employees
The Amtrak Office of Inspector General (OIG) received information from a confidential source alleging payroll fraud in the form of unworked overtime… Read more
July 25, 2012 | Investigative Summaries
Amtrak Procurement Policy Violated
OIG investigation disclosed that several Amtrak employees and entities acted inappropriately in a concerted effort to influence the procurement… Read more
July 17, 2012 | Investigative Summaries
Amtrak Employees Failed to List Felony Convictions
Based on information received by Amtrak CEO Joseph Boardman, the OIG, Amtrak Police Department, and Amtrak management coordinated an investigation of… Read more
June 11, 2012 | Investigative Summaries
Amtrak Procurement Policy Violated
OIG investigation disclosed that an Amtrak employee circumvented a company business practice intended to limit the tenure of independent contractors… Read more