Investigative Press Releases
July 18, 2025 | Investigations Press Release
Amtrak OIG-led investigation leads to indictment in alleged $2 million pandemic relief fraud scheme
July 18, 2025
CHICAGO – A federal grand jury indicted three individuals, including a former Amtrak employee on July 10, 2025, for allegedly… Read more
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July 18, 2025 | Investigations Press Release
Former Amtrak employee sentenced to prison for bilking pandemic relief program of nearly $1 million
July 18, 2025
LOS ANGELES – A former Amtrak employee was sentenced Thursday to 25 months in federal prison for conspiring with her husband to steal… Read more
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July 08, 2025 | Investigations Press Release
Amtrak OIG agents support DOJ’s nationwide $14.6 billion Health Care Fraud Takedown
July 8, 2025
WASHINGTON – Agents from the Amtrak Office of Inspector General supported the U.S. Department of Justice’s National Health Care Fraud… Read more
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June 04, 2025 | Investigations Press Release
VP of masonry contractor sentenced to nearly five years in prison for bribing Amtrak employee in exchange for millions of dollars in extra work on 30th Street Station
June 4, 2025
PHILADELPHIA — The senior executive vice president of a masonry restoration contractor hired by Amtrak for façade restoration and repair… Read more
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May 07, 2025 | Investigations Press Release
Amtrak OIG uncovers largest Amtrak employee criminal conspiracy in its history; 119 former and active Amtrak employees implicated
May 7, 2025
WASHINGTON — Amtrak’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued an investigative report to Amtrak Tuesday detailing a widespread scheme in… Read more
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May 01, 2025 | Investigations Press Release
Former Amtrak director charged for allegedly steering contracts worth millions in exchange for bribes
May 1, 2025
PHILADELPHIA — A former Amtrak director was charged by indictment for allegedly steering millions of dollars in contracts to IT companies… Read more
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May 01, 2025 | Investigations Press Release
President of masonry contractor pleads guilty to bribing former Amtrak employee in exchange for millions of dollars in extra work on 30th Street Station
May 1, 2025
PHILADELPHIA — The president and sole owner of a masonry restoration contractor hired by Amtrak for façade restoration and repair at 30th… Read more
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March 28, 2025 | Investigations Press Release
OIG investigation leads to bribery charges against owner & president of masonry contractor
March 28, 2025
PHILADELPHIA — The president and sole owner of a masonry restoration contractor hired by Amtrak for façade restoration and repair at… Read more
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February 14, 2025 | Investigations Press Release
OIG investigation leads to guilty plea in 30th Street Station bribery case
February 14, 2025
PHILADELPHIA — A former senior executive vice president at a contracting company that oversaw work on Amtrak’s 30th Street… Read more
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February 12, 2025 | Investigations Press Release
Two Amtrak employees plead guilty after accepting kickbacks in $11 million health care fraud case
February 12, 2025
NEWARK, N.J. — Two Amtrak employees separately pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health care fraud on February 11, 2025… Read more
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