All Investigations Documents
April 23, 2021 | Investigative Summaries
PENNSYLVANIA MAN SENTENCED IN AMTRAK TICKET FRAUD SCHEME
Ryan Kane, a resident of Pennsylvania, was sentenced in U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, to time served, three years supervised… Read more
April 12, 2021 | Investigative Summaries
EMPLOYEE RESIGNS FOR VIOLATION OF COMPANY POLICY BY LEAVING WORK POST WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION
An Amtrak Customer Service Representative based in Kansas City, Missouri, resigned from employment on April 12, 2021, prior to his administrative… Read more
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
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
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
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
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