All Investigations Documents
October 29, 2021 | Investigative Summaries
EMPLOYEE TERMINATED FOR FAILURE TO REPORT ARREST
An Amtrak service/train attendant based in New Orleans was terminated from employment on October 29, 2021, following her administrative hearing. Our… Read more
October 25, 2021 | Investigative Summaries
EMPLOYEE RESIGNS FOLLOWING ISSUANCE OF INVESTIGATIVE REPORT
An Amtrak supervisor based in Philadelphia resigned from his position on October 25, 2021, following the issuance of our investigative report. Our… Read more
October 07, 2021 | Investigations Press Release
Amtrak OIG-supported investigation leads to prison time, $11.7 million in restitution, including more than $768,000 to Amtrak, for California pharmacist’s health care fraud scheme
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October 7, 2021
LOS ANGELES – An Orange County Pharmacist on Tuesday was sentenced to nearly six years in prison and… Read more
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September 29, 2021 | Investigative Summaries
CALIFORNIA MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO THEFT OF AMTRAK EVOUCHERS
John Flores, a former Amtrak reservation sales agent based in Riverside, California, pleaded guilty on September 29, 2021 in U.S. District Court,… Read more
September 24, 2021 | Investigative Summaries
MEDICAL ASSISTANT PLEADS GUILTY TO MULTIPLE CHARGES IN HEALTH CARE FRAUD SCHEME
Judy Azar, a medical assistant based in Los Angeles, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court, Central District of California, on September 24, 2021, to… Read more
September 14, 2021 | Investigative Summaries
EMPLOYEE RESIGNS FOLLOWING OIG INVESTIGATION
An Amtrak Sheetmetal Worker Mechanic based in Beech Grove, Indiana, resigned from the company on September 14, 2021, following the release of our… Read more
September 13, 2021 | Investigative Summaries
MEDICAL DOCTOR SENTENCED IN HEALTH CARE FRAUD SCHEME
Phong Hung Tran, a licensed physician and surgeon in the state of California, was sentenced in United States District Court, Southern District of… Read more
September 08, 2021 | Investigative Summaries
MARKETER SENTENCED IN HEALTH CARE FRAUD INVESTIGATION
Joseph Kieffer, a marketer from Los Angeles, was sentenced on September 8, 2021, in U.S. District Court, Central District of California, to six… Read more
September 02, 2021 | Investigative Summaries
EMPLOYEE TERMINATED FOR ENGAGING IN OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT WHILE ON A MEDICAL LEAVE OF ABSENCE
An Amtrak passenger conductor based in Florence, South Carolina, was terminated from employment on September 2, 2021, following his administrative… Read more
August 30, 2021 | Investigative Summaries
NEW YORK RESIDENT PLEADS GUILTY IN AMTRAK EVOUCHER SCAM
Kevin Nelson, a resident of New York, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, on August 30, 2021, to Aggravated Identity… Read more