All Investigations Documents
October 12, 2017 | Investigations Press Release
AMTRAK SUPERINTENDENT OF TRANSPORTATION PLEADS GUILTY TO MAKING FALSE STATEMENTS TO OIG AGENTS IN INVESTIGATION OF CONTRACT STEERING
On October 12, 2017, Benjamin Sheets, Amtrak Superintendent of Transportation, Chicago Union Station, pleaded guilty to making false statements to… Read more
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October 12, 2017 | Investigations Press Release
Former Employee Of Commercial Supply Company Gets A Year In Prison For Fraud, False Testimony Before Grand Jury
A former salesman at Bayway Lumber, a Linden, New Jersey, company that sold commercial and industrial products to numerous public and private… Read more
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October 10, 2017 | Investigations Press Release
U.S. Attorney Reaches Settlement for False Claims Act Violations on Project Management Oversight Contract
Louis D. Lappen, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, announced today that the United States had reached a civil… Read more
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October 10, 2017 | Investigative Summaries
EMPLOYEE TERMINATED FOR VIOLATION OF POLICIES
On October 10, 2017, a Train Attendant in Miami, Florida, was terminated from employment for a violation of company policies. Our investigation… Read more
September 28, 2017 | Investigations Press Release
Asplundh Tree Experts, Co. Pleads Guilty To Unlawful Employment Of Aliens
Asplundh Tree Experts, Co., one of the largest privately-held companies in the United States, headquartered in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania (“Asplundh… Read more
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September 28, 2017 | Investigative Summaries
SENTENCING FOR EMPLOYEE CONVICTED OF POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE COCAINE
On September 28, 2017, a former Amtrak baggage handler was sentenced in the United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois, to 18 months… Read more
September 27, 2017 | Investigative Summaries
CONVICTION FOR THEFT OF AMTRAK PROPERTY
On September 27, 2017, a former Amtrak electrician pleaded guilty in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, to theft of Amtrak property. He was… Read more
August 09, 2017 | Investigative Summaries
TERMINATION FOR FAILURE TO DISCLOSE CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS
We initiated an investigation after we received allegations that an Amtrak Locomotive Inspector in Los Angeles, California failed to report his… Read more
August 01, 2017 | Investigative Summaries
TIME AND ATTENDANCE FRAUD
We initiated investigations involving an Amtrak (the company) supervisor and subordinate employee after an audit of the company’s payroll and… Read more
July 27, 2017 | Investigative Summaries
TERMINATION FOR FAILURE TO DISCLOSE CRIMINAL HISTORY
We initiated an investigation after we received an allegation that an Amtrak Electrician in Los Angeles, California, had a lengthy criminal history… Read more