All Investigations Documents

December 21, 2016 |  Investigative Summaries

CONTRACTOR BACKGROUND CHECKS

We initiated an investigation to determine if an Amtrak contractor, its employee, or both, violated Amtrak’s Contractor Background Checks policy… Read more
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OIG-I-2017-506

December 20, 2016 |  Investigations Press Release

Retired Amtrak Supervisor Admits He Accepted Gratuities From Amtrak Vendor

TRENTON, N.J. – A former supervisor at Amtrak in Essex County, New Jersey, today admitted soliciting and accepting more than $7,000 worth of items… Read more
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December 09, 2016 |  Investigative Summaries

FUEL CARD MISUSE

We initiated an investigation into allegations that an Amtrak Engineering and Traction Lineman was misusing a government fleet fuel card assigned to… Read more
Tracking Number

OIG-I-2016-529

December 09, 2016 |  Investigative Summaries

THEFT OF AMTRAK PROPERTY

On November 17, 2016, two former Amtrak electricians pleaded guilty in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, to felony theft of Amtrak copper… Read more
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OIG-I-2016-501

December 06, 2016 |  Investigative Summaries

VIOLATION OF CORPORATE POLICY BY AMTRAK MANAGER

In October 2015, we received an allegation that an Amtrak Manager failed to inform management that he owned shares of stock in a company with whom… Read more
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OIG-I-2017-501

December 01, 2016 |  Wanted Fugitive

Wanted: Yoav Stein, Los Angeles, CA - multiple counts of healthcare fraud and identity theft

Yoav Stein of Los Angeles County, California, is wanted for multiple counts of healthcare fraud and identity theft. On September 24, 2015, Yoav Stein… Read more
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stein

November 29, 2016 |  Investigative Summaries

VIOLATION OF AMTRAK ETHICS POLICY

We initiated an investigation into allegations that five Amtrak employees working in the Mechanical and Systems Safety Departments violated Amtrak’s… Read more
Tracking Number

OIG-I-2017-502

October 21, 2016 |  Investigative Summaries

FALSIFICATION OF RECORDS

On April 28, 2016, an Amtrak train director was arrested for violating the Sex Offender Registration Act in Illinois when he failed to register after… Read more
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OIG-I-2016-531

October 21, 2016 |  Investigative Summaries

THEFT OF AMTRAK PROPERTY

On October 5, 2016, a former Amtrak employee pleaded guilty to theft of Amtrak property in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, and was… Read more
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OIG-I-2016-517

October 21, 2016 |  Investigative Summaries

VIOLATION OF AMTRAK OPERATING RULES

On July 22, 2016, an Amtrak track inspector’s employment was terminated as a result of a third safety operating rules violation that occurred on… Read more
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OIG-I-2016-525