Investigative Summaries
June 13, 2018 | Investigative Summaries
EMPLOYEE SUSPENDED FOR VIOLATING COMPANY POLICY
An Amtrak electrician with the Mechanical department was suspended from employment on June 13, 2018 for violating company policy. The employee was… Read more
May 24, 2018 | Investigative Summaries
SUPERVISOR TERMINATED FOR TIME AND ATTENDANCE FRAUD
An Amtrak Track Supervisor in Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey, was terminated from employment following an administrative hearing on May 24, 2018, for… Read more
May 11, 2018 | Investigative Summaries
SECURITY CONSULTING FIRM ABSG CONSULTING, INC., AGREES TO PAY $650,000 TO RESOLVE FALSE CLAIMS ACT ACTION
ABSG Consulting, Inc., has agreed to pay the United States $650,000 to resolve an allegation that it knowingly submitted false claims to Amtrak in… Read more
May 01, 2018 | Investigative Summaries
REVIEW OF POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
We identified a potential conflict of interest issue involving a former member of the Amtrak Board of Directors who had previously been a management… Read more
April 25, 2018 | Investigative Summaries
THREE EMPLOYEES TERMINATED FOR USING IMPROPERLY OBTAINED PARKING PASSES
Three employees were terminated from employment on April 25, 2018, for violating company policy by using improperly obtained parking passes to avoid… Read more
April 19, 2018 | Investigative Summaries
AMTRAK CONTRACTING OFFICER PLEADS GUILTY IN $7.6M BRIBERY SCHEME
PHILADELPHIA – A former Amtrak employee pleaded guilty to one count of federal program bribery April 19, 2018, in U.S. District Court.
According to… Read more
April 05, 2018 | Investigative Summaries
EMPLOYEE RESIGNS FOR THEFT OF CASH
A ticket agent resigned on April 5, 2018, prior to an administrative hearing, for stealing money from a cash drawer at Amtrak’s Los Angeles Union… Read more
April 04, 2018 | Investigative Summaries
EMPLOYEES TERMINATED, SUSPENDED AFTER VIOLATING COMPANY POLICIES
A Baggage Foreman in Newark, New Jersey, was terminated from employment March 21, 2018, and an Usher/Gateman in Wilmington, Delaware, received a… Read more
March 27, 2018 | Investigative Summaries
EMPLOYEE SUSPENDED FOR INAPPROPRIATE SOCIAL MEDIA POST
An employee in Perryville, Maryland, received a 10-day suspension March 27, 2018, after posting an image on social media that violated company policy… Read more
March 26, 2018 | Investigative Summaries
EMPLOYEE TERMINATED FROM EMPLOYMENT FOR THEFT OF AMTRAK PROPERTY
A Carman Journeyman in Chicago, Illinois, was terminated from employment March 26, 2018, following an administrative hearing for stealing Amtrak… Read more