Investigative Summaries
March 01, 2023 | Investigative Summaries
EQUIPMENT REPAIRMAN RESIGNED FOR TAMPERING WITH HIS AMTRAK VEHICLE CAMERA
An Amtrak Maintenance of Way Equipment Repairman, based in Rensselaer, New York, violated company policy by regularly disabling the Lytx camera in… Read more
February 27, 2023 | Investigative Summaries
MEDICAL MARKETER SENTENCED FOR ROLE IN HEALTH CARE FRAUD SCHEME
Johnathan Pena, a medical marketer based in Los Angeles, California, was sentenced on February 27, 2023, to time served and three years’ probation… Read more
February 21, 2023 | Investigative Summaries
FORMER GENERAL FOREMAN PLEADS GUILTY FOR MISUSE OF AMTRAK FUEL CARDS
Ketrick Barron, a former Amtrak General Foreman, based in Washington, D.C., pleaded guilty on February 21, 2023, in U.S. District Court, District of… Read more
February 16, 2023 | Investigative Summaries
EMPLOYEE RESIGNS PRIOR TO ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING FOR MISUSE OF COMPANY COMPUTER
A clerk based in Beech Grove, Indiana, resigned from employment on February 16, 2023, prior to his administrative hearing. Our investigation found… Read more
February 14, 2023 | Investigative Summaries
CONTRACTOR PAYS OVER $74,000 TO RESOLVE CONTRACT BILLING ISSUES
A civil settlement agreement was finalized between the United States Department of Justice and an Amtrak contractor on February 14, 2023. The… Read more
February 10, 2023 | Investigative Summaries
SYSTEMS ENGINEER COUNSELED FOR INSTALLING UNAUTHORIZED SOFTWARE
A Systems Engineer based in Philadelphia violated policies by installing unapproved software on two company-owned computers. The software provides a… Read more
February 08, 2023 | Investigative Summaries
NEW JERSEY GAS STATION MANAGER SENTENCED FOR MAKING FRAUDULENT FUEL CHARGES ON AMTRAK FUEL CARDS
Umer Hassan Mir, of South Amboy, New Jersey, was sentenced on February 8, 2023, in U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, to five months’… Read more
January 31, 2023 | Investigative Summaries
FLORIDA MAN SENTENCED FOR WIRE FRAUD RELATED TO RECEIPT OF PANDEMIC LOAN
Alain Galette, a resident of Miami, Florida, was sentenced on January 31, 2023, in U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, to 13 months in… Read more
January 27, 2023 | Investigative Summaries
EMPLOYEE TERMINATED FOR INTENTIONALLY SUBMITTING FALSE INFORMATION TO OBTAIN PANDEMIC-RELATED LOAN
An Amtrak trainmaster based in New Orleans, Louisiana, was terminated from employment on January 27, 2023, after our investigation found that the… Read more
January 17, 2023 | Investigative Summaries
TWO FLORIDA MEN PLEAD GUILTY TO CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT WIRE FRAUD
Florida residents Jean Barbier and Bryan DeCastro pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud on January 10, 2023, and January 17, 2023,… Read more