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Investigative Summaries

March 06, 2024 |  Investigative Summaries

CAR INSPECTOR LOSES SENIORITY, IS REMOVED FROM SERVICE FOR WORKING OUTSIDE JOBS ON MEDICAL LEAVE

An Amtrak car inspector based in New York, New York, violated company policies by engaging in outside employment as a bus operator; providing… Read more
Tracking Number

OIG-WS-2024-323

February 13, 2024 |  Investigative Summaries

FORMER EMPLOYEE SENTENCED AFTER USING STOLEN IDENTITY TO WORK AT AMTRAK

Eric Graham, a former Amtrak conductor based in New York, used a stolen identity to obtain employment on July 8, 1998, and continued to use that… Read more
Tracking Number

OIG-WS-2024-321

February 12, 2024 |  Investigative Summaries

CALIFORNIA RESIDENT SENTENCED FOR CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT WIRE FRAUD

Hanna Dinh, a California resident, was sentenced on February 12, 2024, in U.S. District Court, Central District of California, for conspiracy to… Read more
Tracking Number

OIG-WS-2024-319

February 05, 2024 |  Investigative Summaries

OPPORTUNITIES TO REDUCE THE RISKS OF TRACK SAFETY VIOLATIONS

We conducted an extensive review of foul time logs and bridge logs for two Connecticut bridges—the Thames River Bridge and the Shaw’s Cove Bridge—and… Read more
Tracking Number

OIG-WS-2024-320

February 02, 2024 |  Investigative Summaries

EMPLOYEE TERMINATED FOR FAILING TO REPORT OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT

A Digital Technology employee based in Michigan violated company policies by failing to report outside employment with at least two other companies… Read more
Tracking Number

OIG-WS-2024-317

January 12, 2024 |  Investigative Summaries

MANAGER OF CLINICAL LABORATORY SENTENCED FOR HEALTH CARE FRAUD

David Pugliese, a resident of Palm Beach County, Florida, was sentenced on January 12, 2024, in U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida,… Read more
Tracking Number

OIG-WS-2024-322

January 08, 2024 |  Investigative Summaries

CALIFORNIA PHARMACIST SENTENCED IN HEALTH CARE FRAUD INVESTIGATION

Marc Hoang, a pharmacist based in West Covina, California, was sentenced on January 8, 2024, in U.S. District Court, Central District of California,… Read more
Tracking Number

OIG-WS-2024-318

January 02, 2024 |  Investigative Summaries

EMPLOYEE TERMINATED FOR ENGAGING IN OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT WHILE ON MEDICAL LEAVE

An Amtrak Train Attendant based in Miami, Florida, was terminated from employment on January 2, 2024, following our investigation. Our investigation… Read more
Tracking Number

OIG-WS-2024-316

December 28, 2023 |  Investigative Summaries

AMTRAK CONTRACTOR TERMINATED

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) reported to our office that a contractor employed by… Read more
Tracking Number

OIG-WS-2024-313

December 22, 2023 |  Investigative Summaries

EMPLOYEE SIGNED DEFERRED PROSECUTION AGREEMENT RELATED TO ATTEMPTED SALE OF HIGH-SECURITY SWITCH KEYS

An Amtrak Conductor based in Jacksonville, Florida, signed a deferred prosecution agreement in the Seventh Judicial Circuit, State of Florida, on… Read more
Tracking Number

OIG-WS-2024-315