Investigative Press Releases
May 22, 2026 | Investigations Press Release
Fifth health care provider pleads guilty, another sentenced for roles in $12 million health care fraud scheme targeting Amtrak
May 22, 2026
NEWARK, N.J.—A New York physical therapist pleaded guilty May 12, 2026, and another physical therapist from New Jersey was sentenced… Read more
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May 22, 2026 | Investigations Press Release
Illinois woman sentenced to prison for orchestrating pandemic relief fraud scheme investigated by Amtrak OIG
May 22, 2026
URBANA, Ill. — Octavia Renee Murphy, 37, of Bourbonnais, was sentenced Tuesday to one year in prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud… Read more
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January 26, 2026 | Investigations Press Release
Amtrak OIG investigation leads to guilty plea in $12 million health care fraud scheme
January 26, 2026
WASHINGTON — A Connecticut man pleaded guilty January 21, 2026, to participating in a health care fraud scheme that defrauded Amtrak… Read more
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December 01, 2025 | Investigations Press Release
OIG investigation leads to prison time, $2 million in restitution for four executives of a masonry firm who bribed an Amtrak employee
December 1, 2025
PHILADELPHIA — Khaled Dallo, an executive with a masonry restoration contractor hired by Amtrak for façade restoration and repair at… Read more
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November 24, 2025 | Investigations Press Release
Amtrak OIG-supported investigation leads to charges against six family members for alleged pandemic relief fraud
November 24, 2025NEW YORK — Six family members were indicted November 17, 2025, for allegedly conspiring to steal more than $166,000 in federal… Read more
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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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