All Investigations Documents

July 23, 2025 |  Investigative Summaries

EMPLOYEE SENTENCED FOR FRAUDULENT RECEIPT OF PANDEMIC RELATED FUNDS

A machinist journeyman based in Sunrise, Florida, was sentenced July 23, 2025, in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, to 18 months of… Read more
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OIG-WS-2025-351

July 18, 2025 |  Investigations Press Release

Amtrak OIG-led investigation leads to indictment in alleged $2 million pandemic relief fraud scheme

July 18, 2025 CHICAGO – A federal grand jury indicted three individuals, including a former Amtrak employee on July 10, 2025, for allegedly… Read more
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July 18, 2025 |  Investigative Summaries

FORMER PROGRAM DIRECTOR OF CLINICAL TREATMENT FACILITY AND TWO PATIENT BROKERS SENTENCED IN $1.1 MILLION HEALTH CARE FRAUD SCHEME

  Three individuals were separately sentenced in U.S. District Court, Central District of California, for their roles in a scheme that defrauded… Read more
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OIG-WS-2025-343

July 18, 2025 |  Investigations Press Release

Former Amtrak employee sentenced to prison for bilking pandemic relief program of nearly $1 million

July 18, 2025 LOS ANGELES – A former Amtrak employee was sentenced Thursday to 25 months in federal prison for conspiring with her husband to steal… Read more
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July 09, 2025 |  Investigative Summaries

TWO ASSISTANT SUPERVISORS TERMINATED FOR TIME KEEPING ABUSE

Our investigation determined that between 2022 and 2023, two Amtrak Supervisors based in Philadelphia and several other employees violated company… Read more
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OIG-WS-2025-346

July 08, 2025 |  Investigations Press Release

Amtrak OIG agents support DOJ’s nationwide $14.6 billion Health Care Fraud Takedown

July 8, 2025 WASHINGTON – Agents from the Amtrak Office of Inspector General supported the U.S. Department of Justice’s National Health Care Fraud… Read more
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June 24, 2025 |  Investigative Summaries

EMPLOYEE AND SPOUSE CONVICTED FOR FRAUDULENT RECEIPT OF PANDEMIC RELATED FUNDS

An Amtrak Passenger Conductor based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty on June 24, 2025, in U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New… Read more
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OIG-WS-2025-335

June 24, 2025 |  Investigative Summaries

EMPLOYEE VERBALLY COUNSELED FOR FAILING TO SECURE COMPANY PROPERTY

An Amtrak director based in Chicago, Illinois, received verbal counseling on June 24, 2025, as the result of our investigation. We found that the… Read more
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OIG-WS-2025-355

June 23, 2025 |  Investigative Summaries

EMPLOYEE RESIGNS AFTER INVESTIGATION REVEALS ALLEGED EXTORTION OF SEXUAL FAVOR FROM A PASSENGER

An assistant passenger conductor based in Kansas City, Missouri, resigned from his position on June 23, 2025, as a result of our investigation. We… Read more
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OIG-WS-2025-345

June 20, 2025 |  Investigative Summaries

CLERK TERMINATED FOR USING COMPANY EQUIPMENT AND TIME TO SELL ITEMS ONLINE

Our investigation determined that a Clerk based in New Brunswick, New Jersey, violated company policies by using her company-issued computer and… Read more
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OIG-WS-2025-338