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June 02, 2021 |  Investigative Summaries

NEW YORK RESIDENT SENTENCED IN AMTRAK EVOUCHER SCAM

Lamont Brown, of Brooklyn, New York, was sentenced in U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, on June 2, 2021, to a prison term of time… Read more
Tracking Number

OIG-WS-2021-335

May 21, 2021 |  Investigative Summaries

MANAGER TERMINATED FOR INTIMIDATING AND COERCING COMPANY EMPLOYEES AND VENDORS

A procurement manager was terminated from employment on May 21, 2021, after our investigation found she violated Amtrak policies by repeatedly… Read more
Tracking Number

OIG-WS-2021-334

May 04, 2021 |  Investigative Summaries

EMPLOYEE ISSUED WARNING LETTER FOR INAPPROPRIATE SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS

An Amtrak Specialist based in Philadelphia was issued a letter of warning on May 4, 2021, for violating company policies by admittedly posting… Read more
Tracking Number

OIG-WS-2021-357

April 29, 2021 |  Investigative Summaries

EMPLOYEE TERMINATED FOR UNAPPROVED ABSENCES SUBSEQUENT TO HIS ARREST

A Yard Conductor based in Washington, D.C., was terminated on April 29, 2021, for excessive consecutive days of absence without authority. The… Read more
Tracking Number

OIG-WS-2021-356

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
Tracking Number

OIG-WS-2021-332

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
Tracking Number

OIG-WS-2021-331

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
Tracking Number

OIG-WS-2021-333

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
Tracking Number

OIG-WS-2021-329

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
Tracking Number

OIG-WS-2021-328

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
Tracking Number

OIG-WS-2021-327