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Investigative Summaries

October 21, 2016 |  Investigative Summaries

VIOLATION OF AMTRAK OPERATING RULES

On July 22, 2016, an Amtrak track inspector’s employment was terminated as a result of a third safety operating rules violation that occurred on… Read more
Tracking Number

OIG-I-2016-525

October 21, 2016 |  Investigative Summaries

FORGERY

On May 17, 2016, a former Amtrak mechanical inspector pleaded guilty in Marion Superior Court, Indiana, to one count of forgery and was sentenced to… Read more
Tracking Number

OIG-I-2016-530

October 21, 2016 |  Investigative Summaries

THEFT OF AMTRAK PROPERTY

On October 5, 2016, a former Amtrak employee pleaded guilty to theft of Amtrak property in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, and was… Read more
Tracking Number

OIG-I-2016-517

October 21, 2016 |  Investigative Summaries

FUEL CARD MISUSE

We initiated an investigation into allegations that an Amtrak Engineering and Traction Lineman was misusing a government fleet fuel card assigned to… Read more
Tracking Number

OIG-I-2016-529

October 13, 2016 |  Investigative Summaries

VIOLATION OF CORPORATE POLICY BY YARD ENGINEER

In August 2015, we received an allegation that an Amtrak Yard Engineer in New York was operating trains with a suspended driver’s license that… Read more
Tracking Number

OIG-I-2016-522

September 29, 2016 |  Investigative Summaries

VIOLATION OF AMTRAK POLICY

We investigated an allegation that an employee violated Amtrak’s Ethical Conduct and Conflict of Interest Policy. We found that the employee engaged… Read more
Tracking Number

OIG-I-2016-521

September 21, 2016 |  Investigative Summaries

EMPLOYEE THEFT

In August 2016, former Amtrak employee, David Davila, was arrested and indicted in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, for theft of Amtrak… Read more
Tracking Number

OIG-I-2016-526

September 21, 2016 |  Investigative Summaries

VIOLATION OF AMTRAK POLICIES

In December 2014, we received information alleging that an Amtrak supervisor in Michigan may have been involved with improprieties related to his… Read more
Tracking Number

OIG-I-2016-525

September 20, 2016 |  Investigative Summaries

COMPUTER MISUSE: VIEWING SEXUALLY EXPLICIT MATERIAL

In May 2016, we received an allegation that an Amtrak executive was violating computer use policies by viewing sexually explicit images on his Amtrak… Read more
Tracking Number

OIG-I-2016-523

May 20, 2016 |  Investigative Summaries

RELOCATION EXPENSE FRAUD

In March 2015, we received an allegation that an Amtrak Assistant Superintendent received a double payment for relocation expenses by using the… Read more
Tracking Number

OIG-I-2016-520