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February 01, 2017 |  Investigations Press Release

Seven Defendants Indicted in Multi-Million Health Care Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme Involving Sober Homes and Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Centers

Seven defendants including owners, doctors, a manager, and a laboratory representative of sober homes and alcohol and drug addiction treatment… Read more
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January 13, 2017 |  Investigative Summaries

TWO EMPLOYEES TERMINATED AND EIGHT OTHERS SUSPENDED FOR VIOLATIONS OF AMTRAK POLICIES

We initiated an investigation into allegations that an Amtrak supervisor may have been involved with improprieties related to his position. While the… Read more
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OIG-I-2016-525
January 13, 2017 |  Investigations Press Release

AMTRAK SUPERVISOR ADMITS OVERBILLING FRAUD

An Amtrak supervisor today admitted fraudulently overbilling Amtrak overtime and regular hours that he claimed to be working when he was actually not… Read more
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January 13, 2017 |  Investigative Summaries

TWO EMPLOYEES TERMINATED AND EIGHT OTHERS SUSPENDED FOR VIOLATIONS OF AMTRAK POLICIES

We initiated an investigation into allegations that an Amtrak supervisor may have been involved with improprieties related to his position. While the… Read more
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OIG-I-2016-525

January 09, 2017 |  Investigative Summaries

UNAUTHORIZED LEAVE OF ABSENCE/FORGERY

On December 7, 2016, an Amtrak assistant yardmaster was terminated as a result of an unauthorized leave of absence. Our investigation confirmed that… Read more
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OIG-I-2016-524

January 09, 2017 |  Investigative Summaries

VIOLATION OF AMTRAK STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE

On November 22, 2016, an Amtrak baggage handler was terminated from the company for stealing an Amtrak freight shipment. Our investigation revealed… Read more
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OIG-I-2017-504

December 22, 2016 |  Investigative Summaries

RULES AND SIGNALS TESTS

In August 2015, we received a complaint of “widespread” cheating on the federally mandated rules and signals tests that are required of all train… Read more
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OIG-I-2016-509

December 21, 2016 |  Investigations Press Release

Six Defendants Charged in Health Care Fraud Scheme Involving Sober Homes and Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Centers

Six defendants, including owners, doctors, and an employee of sober homes and alcohol and drug addiction treatment centers were charged in a health… Read more
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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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