All Investigations Documents
January 30, 2024 | Investigative Summaries
CONTRACTOR PAYS $771,813 TO RESOLVE CONTRACT BILLING ISSUES
A contractor agreed to reimburse Amtrak $771,813 for overbilling base labor and overhead rates on contracts that required the use of actual labor and… Read more
January 19, 2024 | Investigations Press Release
Former Amtrak employee sentenced for CARES Act fraud
January 19, 2024
NEW ORLEANS — A Houston woman and former Amtrak employee was sentenced Wednesday to five years’ probation and was ordered to pay $… Read more
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January 12, 2024 | Investigative Summaries
MANAGER OF CLINICAL LABORATORY SENTENCED FOR HEALTH CARE FRAUD
David Pugliese, a resident of Palm Beach County, Florida, was sentenced on January 12, 2024, in U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida,… Read more
January 08, 2024 | Investigative Summaries
CALIFORNIA PHARMACIST SENTENCED IN HEALTH CARE FRAUD INVESTIGATION
Marc Hoang, a pharmacist based in West Covina, California, was sentenced on January 8, 2024, in U.S. District Court, Central District of California,… Read more
January 02, 2024 | Investigative Summaries
EMPLOYEE TERMINATED FOR ENGAGING IN OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT WHILE ON MEDICAL LEAVE
An Amtrak Train Attendant based in Miami, Florida, was terminated from employment on January 2, 2024, following our investigation. Our investigation… Read more
December 28, 2023 | Investigative Summaries
AMTRAK CONTRACTOR TERMINATED
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) reported to our office that a contractor employed by… Read more
December 26, 2023 | Investigations Press Release
Two sentenced for rural hospital billing scheme investigated by Amtrak OIG
December 26, 2023
WASHINGTON — Two individuals were sentenced December 15, 2023, for their roles in a multi-state scheme to defraud health… Read more
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December 26, 2023 | Investigations Press Release
Houston Woman sentenced to 4 months’ probation, $187,000 restitution for CARES Act fraud, theft of government funds
December 26, 2023
NEW ORLEANS — The spouse of a former Amtrak employee, who now resides in Houston, Texas, was sentenced December 12, 2023, after… Read more
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December 22, 2023 | Investigative Summaries
EMPLOYEE SIGNED DEFERRED PROSECUTION AGREEMENT RELATED TO ATTEMPTED SALE OF HIGH-SECURITY SWITCH KEYS
An Amtrak Conductor based in Jacksonville, Florida, signed a deferred prosecution agreement in the Seventh Judicial Circuit, State of Florida, on… Read more
December 18, 2023 | Investigative Summaries
SUPERVISOR DEMOTED AFTER USING AMTRAK-LEASED VEHICLE FOR PERSONAL USE
An Amtrak supervisor based in Philadelphia violated company policies by using his company‐leased vehicle and, occasionally, his company fuel card to… Read more