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April 14, 2020 |  Investigative Summaries

EMPLOYEE TERMINATED FOR VIOLATION OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY

A Senior Director in Washington, D.C., was terminated from employment on April 14, 2020, following the issuance of our investigative report to the… Read more
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OIG-WS-2020-323

April 14, 2020 |  Investigative Summaries

EMPLOYEE RESIGNS AFTER ENGAGING IN OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT WHILE ON FMLA LEAVE

An Amtrak electrician in Chicago, Illinois, resigned from employment on April 14, 2020, following our investigation which revealed the employee… Read more
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OIG-WS-2020-322

April 08, 2020 |  Investigative Summaries

MANAGER COUNSELED FOR VIOLATING COMPANY POLICY

A manager violated company policies by repeatedly directing company employees to provide a deluxe bedroom free of charge to a passenger, resulting in… Read more
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OIG-WS-2020-324

March 16, 2020 |  Investigative Summaries

EMPLOYEE TERMINATED FOR INAPPROPRIATE USE OF LEAVE

A Customer Service Representative in Joliet, Illinois, was terminated from employment on March 16, 2020, following an administrative hearing for… Read more
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OIG-WS-2020-318

March 16, 2020 |  Investigative Summaries

COMPUTER TECH USES AMTRAK RESOURCES AND COMPANY TIME TO CONDUCT TRAVEL AGENCY BUSINESS

A Computer Tech based in Bear, Delaware, violated Amtrak policies by conducting consultation work for a travel agency while using company equipment… Read more
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OIG-WS-2020-319

March 13, 2020 |  Investigative Summaries

EMPLOYEE SENTENCED TO THREE YEARS PROBATION, ORDERED TO PAY $34,030 RESTITUTION FOR THEFT

A former Los Angeles-based Amtrak employee was sentenced in Los Angeles Municipal Court on March 13, 2020, to three years of probation, ordered to… Read more
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OIG-WS-2019-317

February 20, 2020 |  Investigative Summaries

NEW YORK RESIDENT PLEADS GUILTY IN AMTRAK EVOUCHER SCAM

Adam Micek, a resident of Queens, New York, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, on February 20, 2020, to conspiracy… Read more
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OIG-WS-2020-314

February 16, 2020 |  Investigative Summaries

TWENTY-ONE EMPLOYEES COUNSELED FOR RECEIPT OF DIFFERENTIAL PAY TO WHICH THEY WERE NOT ENTITLED

Twenty-one Amtrak machinists and supervisors were coached and counseled between October 31, 2019 and February 16, 2020, after our investigation… Read more
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OIG-WS-2020-315

January 23, 2020 |  Investigative Summaries

EMPLOYEE TERMINATED FOR FAILURE TO REPORT A CRIMINAL CONVICTION

An Amtrak Passenger Conductor in Los Angeles, California, was terminated from employment on January 23, 2020, following the employee’s administrative… Read more
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OIG-WS-2020-313

January 21, 2020 |  Investigative Summaries

EMPLOYEE TERMINATED FOR SOLICITING MONEY, ACCEPTING GIFTS FROM CONTRACTOR; ANOTHER REPRIMANDED FOR MISUSE OF COMPANY PROPERTY

An Amtrak senior employee in Los Angeles, California, was terminated from employment on January 21, 2020, and a Los Angeles-based senior employee in… Read more
Tracking Number

OIG-WS-2020-316