Investigative Summaries
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
March 09, 2021 | Investigative Summaries
EMPLOYEE TERMINATED FOR STEALING CHAINSAWS, CHAINSAW PARTS
A Senior Engineer was arrested on March 8, 2021, for theft of Amtrak property and terminated from employment the following day. From approximately… Read more
February 18, 2021 | Investigative Summaries
EMPLOYEE TERMINATED FOR FRAUDULENTLY CLAIMING PAY WHEN NOT WORKING
A supervisor based at Sunnyside Yard in New York City was terminated on February 18, 2021, following an administrative hearing. The former employee… Read more