All Investigations Documents

November 18, 2019 |  Investigative Summaries

SUPERVISOR RESIGNS AFTER INVESTIGATION DISCLOSES EMPLOYEE ABUSES AND THEFT OF PROPERTY

An Amtrak supervisor resigned on November 14, 2019, for violating company policy by stealing company property and misusing his own and other… Read more
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OIG-WS-2020-305

November 15, 2019 |  Investigations Press Release

Pennsylvania man sentenced to prison for role in multimillion-dollar fraud scheme

For Immediate Release November 15, 2019   PHILADELPHIA – A former project manager of an industrial painting and construction company was… Read more
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November 06, 2019 |  Investigations Press Release

Amtrak OIG-supported investigation leads to guilty plea in pass-through billing scheme

For Immediate Release November 6, 2019 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The former CEO of a Missouri hospital pleaded guilty Oct. 29, 2019, for his role in… Read more
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October 28, 2019 |  Investigative Summaries

EMPLOYEE TERMINATED FOR VIOLATION OF COMPANY POLICY

An Amtrak On Board Services employee in New Orleans was terminated from employment on October 9, 2019, following an administrative hearing for… Read more
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OIG-WS-2020-303

October 28, 2019 |  Investigative Summaries

FORMER PROGRAM MANAGER CONVICTED FOR TRAVEL PASS FRAUD

A former Amtrak Program Manager based in Washington, D.C., and her sister entered into a Community Service Deferred Sentencing Agreement, in Superior… Read more
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OIG-WS-2020-321

October 21, 2019 |  Investigations Press Release

Acupuncturist pleads guilty in fraud scheme that bilked millions of dollars from Amtrak’s health care plan

For Immediate Release October 21, 2019   LOS ANGELES – An acupuncturist pleaded guilty to charges of health care fraud and money laundering on… Read more
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October 20, 2019 |  Investigative Summaries

MARKETER PLEADS GUILTY IN ILLEGAL KICKBACK SCHEME

Joshua Pearson, a marketer from St. George, Utah, pleaded guilty on October 22, 2019, in U.S. District Court, Central District of California, to… Read more
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OIG-WS-2020-320

October 10, 2019 |  Investigative Summaries

NEW YORK RESIDENT PLEADS GUILTY IN AMTRAK EVOUCHER SCAM

Lamont Brown, a resident of Brooklyn, NY, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, on October 10, 2019, to conspiracy to… Read more
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OIG-WS-2020-301

October 06, 2019 |  Investigative Summaries

FORMER ROAD MECHANIC INELIGIBLE FOR REHIRE AFTER ENGAGING IN OUTSIDE WORK DURING AMTRAK SHIFTS

A former Road Mechanic based in Providence, Rhode Island, resigned from employment in March 2019 during the course of our investigation, which… Read more
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OIG-WS-2020-302

September 26, 2019 |  Investigative Summaries

SCHEME TO DEFRAUD AMTRAK RESULTS IN GUILTY PLEA AND FORFEITURE

Christian Newby, 31, of Milan, Michigan, pleaded guilty in the Eastern District of Michigan to charges of wire fraud, unlawful possession of a… Read more
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OIG-WS-2019-324