All Investigations Documents

April 09, 2021 |  Investigative Summaries

FOUR MEDICAL MARKETERS PLEAD GUILTY TO AIDING IN THE PREPARATION OF A FALSE TAX RETURN

Sidney Cobos, Allan Lummer, Farshad Sassounian and Ashkan Kohanpour, medical marketers based in Los Angeles, California, pleaded guilty in United… Read more
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OIG-WS-2021-333

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March 30, 2021 |  Investigative Summaries

EMPLOYEES TERMINATED FOR ACCEPTING GIFTS FROM AMTRAK CONTRACTOR

A management official and a company Inspector violated Amtrak policies by accepting gifts and favors from a construction contractor who was awarded a… Read more
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OIG-WS-2021-329

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March 29, 2021 |  Investigative Summaries

PHARMACIST SENTENCED TO SIX MONTHS IN PRISON IN HEALTH CARE FRAUD SCHEME

Hootan Melamed, a pharmacist based in Los Angeles, California, was sentenced in United States District Court, Southern District of California, on… Read more
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OIG-WS-2021-328

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March 24, 2021 |  Investigative Summaries

FORMER CAR PORTER PLEADS GUILTY TO THEFT OF PARKING PASSES

Lauren Jones, a former Hertz employee in Chicago, Illinois, pleaded guilty in Circuit Court of Cook County on March 24, 2021, to felony theft charges… Read more
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OIG-WS-2021-327

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March 19, 2021 |  Investigations Press Release

Amtrak OIG-supported investigation leads to charges in California health care fraud scheme

For Immediate Release March 19, 2021   SAN FRANCISCO — The co-founders of a San Francisco-based microbiome testing company were charged… Read more
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March 10, 2021 |  Investigations Press Release

Amtrak OIG-supported investigation leads to arrest, charges in alleged theft case

For Immediate Release March 10, 2021   NEWARK, N.J. — An Amtrak employee was arrested Monday night for allegedly stealing chainsaws and… Read more
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March 09, 2021 |  Investigative Summaries

EMPLOYEE TERMINATED FOR STEALING CHAINSAWS, CHAINSAW PARTS

A Senior Engineer was arrested on March 8, 2021, for theft of Amtrak property and terminated from employment the following day. From approximately… Read more
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OIG-WS-2021-324

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February 18, 2021 |  Investigative Summaries

EMPLOYEE TERMINATED FOR FRAUDULENTLY CLAIMING PAY WHEN NOT WORKING

A supervisor based at Sunnyside Yard in New York City was terminated on February 18, 2021, following an administrative hearing. The former employee… Read more
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OIG-WS-2021-322

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February 11, 2021 |  Investigations Press Release

Amtrak OIG-supported investigation leads to guilty pleas in $14 million health care fraud, kickback scheme

For Immediate Release February 11, 2021   LOS ANGELES — A pharmacy and its owner pleaded guilty on February 5, 2021, to charges related to a… Read more
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February 11, 2021 |  Investigations Press Release

Delaware manufacturing executive sentenced to prison for bribing former Amtrak official

For Immediate Release February 11, 2021   PHILADELPHIA — An executive for a manufacturing firm was sentenced Monday in U.S. District Court to… Read more
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