All Investigations Documents

May 01, 2020 |  Investigative Summaries

AMTRAK OFFICIALS COUNSELED FOR INAPPROPRIATE USE OF COMPANY EMAIL

Two senior-level employees in Washington, D.C., were counseled about misuse of company email as a result of an OIG investigation. The investigation… Read more
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OIG-WS-2020-332

April 14, 2020 |  Investigative Summaries

EMPLOYEE RESIGNS AFTER ENGAGING IN OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT WHILE ON FMLA LEAVE

An Amtrak electrician in Chicago, Illinois, resigned from employment on April 14, 2020, following our investigation which revealed the employee… Read more
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OIG-WS-2020-322

April 14, 2020 |  Investigative Summaries

EMPLOYEE TERMINATED FOR VIOLATION OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY

A Senior Director in Washington, D.C., was terminated from employment on April 14, 2020, following the issuance of our investigative report to the… Read more
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OIG-WS-2020-323

April 08, 2020 |  Investigative Summaries

MANAGER COUNSELED FOR VIOLATING COMPANY POLICY

A manager violated company policies by repeatedly directing company employees to provide a deluxe bedroom free of charge to a passenger, resulting in… Read more
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OIG-WS-2020-324

March 16, 2020 |  Investigative Summaries

COMPUTER TECH USES AMTRAK RESOURCES AND COMPANY TIME TO CONDUCT TRAVEL AGENCY BUSINESS

A Computer Tech based in Bear, Delaware, violated Amtrak policies by conducting consultation work for a travel agency while using company equipment… Read more
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OIG-WS-2020-319

March 16, 2020 |  Investigative Summaries

EMPLOYEE TERMINATED FOR INAPPROPRIATE USE OF LEAVE

A Customer Service Representative in Joliet, Illinois, was terminated from employment on March 16, 2020, following an administrative hearing for… Read more
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OIG-WS-2020-318

March 13, 2020 |  Investigative Summaries

EMPLOYEE SENTENCED TO THREE YEARS PROBATION, ORDERED TO PAY $34,030 RESTITUTION FOR THEFT

A former Los Angeles-based Amtrak employee was sentenced in Los Angeles Municipal Court on March 13, 2020, to three years of probation, ordered to… Read more
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OIG-WS-2019-317

February 20, 2020 |  Investigative Summaries

NEW YORK RESIDENT PLEADS GUILTY IN AMTRAK EVOUCHER SCAM

Adam Micek, a resident of Queens, New York, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, on February 20, 2020, to conspiracy… Read more
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OIG-WS-2020-314

February 16, 2020 |  Investigative Summaries

TWENTY-ONE EMPLOYEES COUNSELED FOR RECEIPT OF DIFFERENTIAL PAY TO WHICH THEY WERE NOT ENTITLED

Twenty-one Amtrak machinists and supervisors were coached and counseled between October 31, 2019 and February 16, 2020, after our investigation… Read more
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OIG-WS-2020-315

February 05, 2020 |  Investigations Press Release

Amtrak OIG investigation leads to prison sentence, $2.68 million restitution payment for fraudster who bilked millions from Amtrak’s insurance plan

For Immediate Release February 5, 2020   LOS ANGELES – An acupuncturist was sentenced to 2 ½ years in federal prison on Tuesday, and was ordered… Read more
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