Investigative Summaries

July 18, 2025 |  Investigative Summaries

FORMER PROGRAM DIRECTOR OF CLINICAL TREATMENT FACILITY AND TWO PATIENT BROKERS SENTENCED IN $1.1 MILLION HEALTH CARE FRAUD SCHEME

  Three individuals were separately sentenced in U.S. District Court, Central District of California, for their roles in a scheme that defrauded… Read more
Tracking Number

OIG-WS-2025-343

June 24, 2025 |  Investigative Summaries

EMPLOYEE AND SPOUSE CONVICTED FOR FRAUDULENT RECEIPT OF PANDEMIC RELATED FUNDS

An Amtrak Passenger Conductor based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty on June 24, 2025, in U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New… Read more
Tracking Number

OIG-WS-2025-335

June 20, 2025 |  Investigative Summaries

CLERK TERMINATED FOR USING COMPANY EQUIPMENT AND TIME TO SELL ITEMS ONLINE

Our investigation determined that a Clerk based in New Brunswick, New Jersey, violated company policies by using her company-issued computer and… Read more
Tracking Number

OIG-WS-2025-338

June 19, 2025 |  Investigative Summaries

TWO MEDICAL PROVIDERS EXCLUDED FROM FEDERAL HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS

New York based health care providers Muhammad Mirza, a medical doctor, and Punson Figueroa, an acupuncturist, were excluded June 19, 2025, from… Read more
Tracking Number

OIG-WS-2024-332

June 13, 2025 |  Investigative Summaries

LINEMAN TRAINEE TERMINATED FOR OFFERING EMPLOYMENT IN EXCHANGE FOR SEXUAL FAVORS

Our investigation determined that a former Lineman Trainee based in New Brunswick, New Jersey, violated company policies by offering company… Read more
Tracking Number

OIG-WS-2025-334

June 11, 2025 |  Investigative Summaries

TWO AMTRAK EMPLOYEES PLEAD GUILTY TO CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT HEALTH CARE FRAUD

Two Amtrak employees, Kevin Frink, 53, of Willingboro, New Jersey, and Dion Jacob, 51, of Brooklyn, New York, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit… Read more
Tracking Number

OIG-WS-2024-337

June 05, 2025 |  Investigative Summaries

EMPLOYEE TERMINATED FOR FAILING TO REPORT CONVICTIONS AND MISUSING MEDICAL LEAVE

An electrician based in Chicago, Illinois, was terminated from employment on June 5, 2025, following an administrative hearing. Our investigation… Read more
Tracking Number

OIG-WS-2025-342

May 06, 2025 |  Investigative Summaries

SUPERVISOR TERMINATED FOR LEAVING WORK TO MEET GIRLFRIEND

Our investigation determined that an Amtrak Supervisor based in New York violated company policies by regularly leaving work after clocking in to… Read more
Tracking Number

OIG-WS-2025-329

April 26, 2025 |  Investigative Summaries

EMPLOYEE TERMINATED FOR ALLOWING UNTICKETED INDIVIDUAL TO PLACE UNKNOWN PACKAGE ON TRAIN

A passenger conductor based in Raleigh, North Carolina, was terminated from employment on April 26, 2025, following an administrative hearing. Our… Read more
Tracking Number

OIG-WS-2025-341

April 24, 2025 |  Investigative Summaries

EMPLOYEE TERMINATED FOR ENGAGING IN OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT WHILE ON A MEDICAL LEAVE OF ABSENCE

A management official based in Chicago, Illinois, was terminated from employment on April 24, 2025, as the result of our investigation. We found that… Read more
Tracking Number

OIG-WS-2025-340