the u.s. department of the interior office of inspector general recently completed a review of the management procedures and internal safeguards established by the national railroad passenger corporation (amtrak) office of inspector general for the law enforcement functions of that agency. such periodic review is required by the council of the inspectors general on integrity and efficiency (cigie…
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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 resulted from a driving while intoxicated (dwi) adjudication and a felony conviction for evading the police. our investigation determined that contrary to company policy, the yard engineer failed to properly report his felony conviction for evading the…
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in anticipation of the company making incentive payments to its employees by december 31, 2016, the board of directors has asked us to review the company’s compliance with the requirements of the short term incentive (sti) and long term incentive (lti) plans. our objectives are to assess the accuracy of (1) the company’s financial and customer service data used as the basis for determining sti…
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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 serve 365 days of home detention followed by 180 days of probation. the former employee was also ordered to pay $678 in restitution to amtrak. the employee submitted false documentation to serve as proof that he served on jury duty on three separate…
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we initiated an investigation into allegations that an amtrak engineering and traction lineman was misusing a government fleet fuel card assigned to an amtrak-leased vehicle to purchase fuel for his personal vehicles. the investigation disclosed that between april 29, 2015 and november 3, 2015, the employee used the fuel card to purchase fuel for two of his personal vehicles. the approximate loss…
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in july 2015, we initiated an investigation into allegations that an amtrak foreman was searching the internet for pornography, sexually explicit photographs of underage females, and viewing content that appeared to be related to nude or partially nude adolescents. we confirmed that the employee used his amtrak computer to view sexually explicit images on multiple dates during scheduled work…
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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 october 2, 2015. our investigation revealed the employee and another amtrak employee entered an area of protected track near ann arbor, michigan, without authorization. the employee acknowledged that his actions constituted a safety operating rules…
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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 sentenced to 2 years of probation and ordered to make $9,000 in restitution to amtrak. this was a joint investigation conducted by the oig and the amtrak police department. the investigation revealed the former employee stole amtrak batteries and scrap…
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on april 28, 2016, an amtrak train director was arrested for violating the sex offender registration act in illinois when he failed to register after moving from another state. on june 6, 2016, the employee was indicted by a grand jury in the cook county circuit court for failing to register in person with the chicago police department within three days of establishing a residence or temporary…
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we are initiating a review of the company’s next-generation high-speed trainset program. our objectives are to (1) assess the effectiveness and efficiency of the company’s framework and processes for managing the trainset contract, and (2) evaluate the adequacy of the planning and cost estimating for the associated infrastructure improvements on the northeast corridor.
during the audit, we plan…
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