All Investigations Documents

October 13, 2016 |  Investigative Summaries

VIOLATION OF CORPORATE POLICY BY YARD ENGINEER

In August 2015, we received an allegation that an Amtrak Yard Engineer in New York was operating trains with a suspended driver’s license that… Read more
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OIG-I-2016-522

September 29, 2016 |  Investigative Summaries

VIOLATION OF AMTRAK POLICY

We investigated an allegation that an employee violated Amtrak’s Ethical Conduct and Conflict of Interest Policy. We found that the employee engaged… Read more
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OIG-I-2016-521

September 21, 2016 |  Investigative Summaries

VIOLATION OF AMTRAK POLICIES

In December 2014, we received information alleging that an Amtrak supervisor in Michigan may have been involved with improprieties related to his… Read more
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OIG-I-2016-525

September 21, 2016 |  Investigative Summaries

EMPLOYEE THEFT

In August 2016, former Amtrak employee, David Davila, was arrested and indicted in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, for theft of Amtrak… Read more
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OIG-I-2016-526

September 20, 2016 |  Investigative Summaries

COMPUTER MISUSE: VIEWING SEXUALLY EXPLICIT MATERIAL

In May 2016, we received an allegation that an Amtrak executive was violating computer use policies by viewing sexually explicit images on his Amtrak… Read more
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OIG-I-2016-523

August 05, 2016 |  Investigations Press Release

Civil Complaint Filed Against Sevier Valley Oil Company Alleging Eight Amtrak Locomotives Broke Down After Refueling With Contaminated Fuel In Salt Lake City

A civil complaint filed Friday afternoon in U.S. District Court in Salt Lake City alleges that Sevier Valley Oil Company of Monroe, Utah, provided… Read more
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July 19, 2016 |  Investigations Press Release

Amtrak Supervisors Charged In Connection With Separate Overbilling Of Work Hours Schemes

Two Amtrak supervisors were charged today with overbilling Amtrak a combined total of more than 800 overtime hours and more than 60 regular hours… Read more
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July 12, 2016 |  Investigations Press Release

Commercial Supply Company Owner Gets Four Years In Prison For Defrauding Public And Private Customers Out Of More Than $700,000

part owner of Bayway Lumber, a Linden, New Jersey, company that sold commercial and industrial products to numerous public and private entities, was… Read more
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May 25, 2016 |  Investigations Press Release

PLAINFIELD BOARD OF EDUCATION EMPLOYEE ADMITS CONSPIRING WITH VENDOR TO DEFRAUD HIS EMPLOYER

A Piscataway, New Jersey, man today admitted conspiring with employees of Bayway Lumber in Linden, New Jersey, to use phony invoices to defraud the… Read more
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May 20, 2016 |  Investigative Summaries

RELOCATION EXPENSE FRAUD

In March 2015, we received an allegation that an Amtrak Assistant Superintendent received a double payment for relocation expenses by using the… Read more
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OIG-I-2016-520