All Investigations Documents

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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January 23, 2020 |  Investigative Summaries

EMPLOYEE TERMINATED FOR FAILURE TO REPORT A CRIMINAL CONVICTION

An Amtrak Passenger Conductor in Los Angeles, California, was terminated from employment on January 23, 2020, following the employee’s administrative… Read more
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OIG-WS-2020-313

January 21, 2020 |  Investigative Summaries

EMPLOYEE TERMINATED FOR SOLICITING MONEY, ACCEPTING GIFTS FROM CONTRACTOR; ANOTHER REPRIMANDED FOR MISUSE OF COMPANY PROPERTY

An Amtrak senior employee in Los Angeles, California, was terminated from employment on January 21, 2020, and a Los Angeles-based senior employee in… Read more
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OIG-WS-2020-316

January 17, 2020 |  Investigative Summaries

SCHEME TO DEFRAUD AMTRAK RESULTS IN GUILTY PLEA

Ryan Taylor Minter, of Calumet City, Illinois, pleaded guilty in the Central District of Illinois to charges of wire fraud on December 20, 2019.… Read more
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OIG-WS-2020-312

January 16, 2020 |  Investigative Summaries

THREE EMPLOYEES TERMINATED, TWO RESIGN FOR VIOLATION OF COMPANY POLICY RELATED TO A MEDICAL FRAUD SCHEME

Three Chicago-based employees were terminated from employment on December 20 and December 23, 2019, and two more resigned on December 18, 2019 and… Read more
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OIG-WS-2020-311

January 07, 2020 |  Investigative Summaries

RESERVATION SALES AGENT TERMINATED FOR SUBMITTING FALSIFIED MEDICAL LEAVE DOCUMENTATION

A Reservation Sales Agent based in Philadelphia was terminated from employment on December 23, 2019, for submitting falsified medical documentation… Read more
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OIG-WS-2020-310

December 18, 2019 |  Investigative Summaries

EMPLOYEE TERMINATED FOR VIOLATION OF COMPANY POLICY RELATED TO HEALTH CARE FRAUD SCHEME

Gladys Perez, Coach Cleaner, Los Angeles, California, was terminated from employment on December 5, 2019, following an administrative hearing for… Read more
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OIG-WS-2020-309

December 11, 2019 |  Investigative Summaries

EMPLOYEE TERMINATED FOR PROVIDING FALSE AND MISLEADING INFORMATION RELATED TO AN INJURY CLAIM

An Amtrak Assistant Conductor in Pontiac, Michigan, was terminated from employment on November 12, 2019, following an administrative hearing for… Read more
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OIG-WS-2020-308

December 04, 2019 |  Investigative Summaries

NEW YORK RESIDENT PLEADS GUILTY TO FALSIFYING APPLICANT’S PRE-EMPLOYMENT DRUG TEST RESULTS

Michael Hollingsworth, a resident of New York, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, on November 19, 2019, for… Read more
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OIG-WS-2020-307