Investigative Press Releases
September 09, 2022 | Investigations Press Release
Amtrak OIG investigation leads to indictment of former Amtrak employee for pandemic relief fraud
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September 29, 2022
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia woman and former Amtrak employee was charged September 9, 2022,… Read more
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July 29, 2022 | Investigations Press Release
Florida woman sentenced to 60 months in prison, ordered to pay $17 million in restitution for health care fraud scheme
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July 29, 2022
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The owner of an addiction treatment facility was sentenced on July 29 to five… Read more
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July 14, 2022 | Investigations Press Release
New Jersey man pleads guilty to making $78k in fraudulent fuel charges on Amtrak vehicles
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July 14, 2022
NEWARK, N.J. — A manager of a Delta gas station in Metuchen pleaded guilty on Tuesday to making… Read more
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July 07, 2022 | Investigations Press Release
New York Doctor pleads guilty to defrauding Amtrak’s health care plan, drug distribution, and unlawful possession of a firearm
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July 7, 2022
NEWARK, N.J. — A New York doctor on June 29, 2022, admitted to participating in a health care fraud… Read more
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July 07, 2022 | Investigations Press Release
Florida woman sentenced to 30 months in prison for role in $4.5 million drug-testing scheme
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July 7, 2022
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.— A Florida woman on June 29, 2022, was sentenced to 30 months in prison for her… Read more
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July 07, 2022 | Investigations Press Release
Amtrak OIG-supported investigation leads to convictions in $1.4 billion health care fraud scheme involving rural hospitals
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July 7, 2022
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Two individuals were convicted on June 27, 2022, for their roles in a conspiracy… Read more
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June 24, 2022 | Investigations Press Release
Amtrak OIG-led investigation leads to arrests, charges in multimillion dollar health care fraud scheme
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June 24, 2022
NEWARK, N.J. — Three men and one woman were arrested Thursday for allegedly participating in a health… Read more
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April 26, 2022 | Investigations Press Release
Amtrak OIG-supported investigation leads to conviction in $58 million Health Care Fraud Scheme
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April 26, 2022
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The owner of an addiction treatment facility was convicted by a federal jury… Read more
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April 26, 2022 | Investigations Press Release
OIG-supported investigation leads to 70-month prison sentence, $1.3 million in restitution for California chiropractor who defrauded health insurers
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April 26, 2022
SANTA ANA, California – A former California chiropractor was sentenced to 70 months in federal… Read more
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April 26, 2022 | Investigations Press Release
Former Amtrak employee sentenced to prison for fraudulently obtaining, selling $76,000 worth of chainsaws and chainsaw parts
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April 26, 2022
NEWARK, N.J. — A former Amtrak employee was sentenced April 19, 2022, in U.S. District Court,… Read more
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