All Investigations Documents

April 12, 2021 |  Investigations Press Release

New report: Amtrak has made progress implementing new safety program, but should address gaps in key skillsets to help ensure it can implement the program as intended

For Immediate Release April 12, 2021   WASHINGTON – Amtrak has made progress in implementing its safety management system, including… Read more
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April 09, 2021 |  Investigative Summaries

FOUR MEDICAL MARKETERS PLEAD GUILTY TO AIDING IN THE PREPARATION OF A FALSE TAX RETURN

Sidney Cobos, Allan Lummer, Farshad Sassounian and Ashkan Kohanpour, medical marketers based in Los Angeles, California, pleaded guilty in United… Read more
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OIG-WS-2021-333

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March 30, 2021 |  Investigative Summaries

EMPLOYEES TERMINATED FOR ACCEPTING GIFTS FROM AMTRAK CONTRACTOR

A management official and a company Inspector violated Amtrak policies by accepting gifts and favors from a construction contractor who was awarded a… Read more
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OIG-WS-2021-329

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March 29, 2021 |  Investigative Summaries

PHARMACIST SENTENCED TO SIX MONTHS IN PRISON IN HEALTH CARE FRAUD SCHEME

Hootan Melamed, a pharmacist based in Los Angeles, California, was sentenced in United States District Court, Southern District of California, on… Read more
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OIG-WS-2021-328

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March 24, 2021 |  Investigative Summaries

FORMER CAR PORTER PLEADS GUILTY TO THEFT OF PARKING PASSES

Lauren Jones, a former Hertz employee in Chicago, Illinois, pleaded guilty in Circuit Court of Cook County on March 24, 2021, to felony theft charges… Read more
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OIG-WS-2021-327

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March 19, 2021 |  Investigations Press Release

Amtrak OIG-supported investigation leads to charges in California health care fraud scheme

For Immediate Release March 19, 2021   SAN FRANCISCO — The co-founders of a San Francisco-based microbiome testing company were charged… Read more
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March 10, 2021 |  Investigations Press Release

Amtrak OIG-supported investigation leads to arrest, charges in alleged theft case

For Immediate Release March 10, 2021   NEWARK, N.J. — An Amtrak employee was arrested Monday night for allegedly stealing chainsaws and… Read more
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March 09, 2021 |  Investigative Summaries

EMPLOYEE TERMINATED FOR STEALING CHAINSAWS, CHAINSAW PARTS

A Senior Engineer was arrested on March 8, 2021, for theft of Amtrak property and terminated from employment the following day. From approximately… Read more
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OIG-WS-2021-324

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February 18, 2021 |  Investigative Summaries

EMPLOYEE TERMINATED FOR FRAUDULENTLY CLAIMING PAY WHEN NOT WORKING

A supervisor based at Sunnyside Yard in New York City was terminated on February 18, 2021, following an administrative hearing. The former employee… Read more
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OIG-WS-2021-322

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February 11, 2021 |  Investigations Press Release

Delaware manufacturing executive sentenced to prison for bribing former Amtrak official

For Immediate Release February 11, 2021   PHILADELPHIA — An executive for a manufacturing firm was sentenced Monday in U.S. District Court to… Read more
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