All Investigations Documents

May 11, 2018 |  Investigative Summaries

SECURITY CONSULTING FIRM ABSG CONSULTING, INC., AGREES TO PAY $650,000 TO RESOLVE FALSE CLAIMS ACT ACTION

ABSG Consulting, Inc., has agreed to pay the United States $650,000 to resolve an allegation that it knowingly submitted false claims to Amtrak in… Read more
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OIG-WS-2018-323

May 01, 2018 |  Investigative Summaries

REVIEW OF POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT

We identified a potential conflict of interest issue involving a former member of the Amtrak Board of Directors who had previously been a management… Read more
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OIG-WS-2019-302

April 25, 2018 |  Investigative Summaries

THREE EMPLOYEES TERMINATED FOR USING IMPROPERLY OBTAINED PARKING PASSES

Three employees were terminated from employment on April 25, 2018, for violating company policy by using improperly obtained parking passes to avoid… Read more
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OIG-WS-2018-322

April 19, 2018 |  Investigative Summaries

AMTRAK CONTRACTING OFFICER PLEADS GUILTY IN $7.6M BRIBERY SCHEME

PHILADELPHIA – A former Amtrak employee pleaded guilty to one count of federal program bribery April 19, 2018, in U.S. District Court. According to… Read more
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OIG-WS-2018-321

April 12, 2018 |  Investigations Press Release

FORMER AMTRAK EMPLOYEE CHARGED FOR BRIBERY

PHILADELPHIA – A former Amtrak employee was charged with one count of federal program bribery in U.S. District Court last week. According to court… Read more
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April 09, 2018 |  Investigations Press Release

Sober homes owner sentenced in Amtrak OIG-supported health care fraud case

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- The owner of several now-defunct sober homes was sentenced to more than 5 years in prison and ordered to pay over $2 million… Read more
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April 09, 2018 |  Investigations Press Release

Three plead guilty in Amtrak OIG-supported health care fraud investigation

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – An owner of several shell companies purported to be laboratory marketing companies and two employees pleaded guilty to their… Read more
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April 05, 2018 |  Investigative Summaries

EMPLOYEE RESIGNS FOR THEFT OF CASH

A ticket agent resigned on April 5, 2018, prior to an administrative hearing, for stealing money from a cash drawer at Amtrak’s Los Angeles Union… Read more
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OIG-WS-2018-333

April 04, 2018 |  Investigative Summaries

EMPLOYEES TERMINATED, SUSPENDED AFTER VIOLATING COMPANY POLICIES

A Baggage Foreman in Newark, New Jersey, was terminated from employment March 21, 2018, and an Usher/Gateman in Wilmington, Delaware, received a… Read more
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OIG-WS-2018-316

April 03, 2018 |  Investigations Press Release

Charges Allege Two Individuals And Their Companies Exploited The USDOT Disadvantaged Business Program

PHILADELPHIA – The owner of a bridge painting company and the project manager of another (and their corporations) were charged by a federal grand… Read more
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