Investigative Summaries
March 06, 2024 | Investigative Summaries
CAR INSPECTOR LOSES SENIORITY, IS REMOVED FROM SERVICE FOR WORKING OUTSIDE JOBS ON MEDICAL LEAVE
An Amtrak car inspector based in New York, New York, violated company policies by engaging in outside employment as a bus operator; providing… Read more
February 13, 2024 | Investigative Summaries
FORMER EMPLOYEE SENTENCED AFTER USING STOLEN IDENTITY TO WORK AT AMTRAK
Eric Graham, a former Amtrak conductor based in New York, used a stolen identity to obtain employment on July 8, 1998, and continued to use that… Read more
February 12, 2024 | Investigative Summaries
CALIFORNIA RESIDENT SENTENCED FOR CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT WIRE FRAUD
Hanna Dinh, a California resident, was sentenced on February 12, 2024, in U.S. District Court, Central District of California, for conspiracy to… Read more
February 05, 2024 | Investigative Summaries
OPPORTUNITIES TO REDUCE THE RISKS OF TRACK SAFETY VIOLATIONS
We conducted an extensive review of foul time logs and bridge logs for two Connecticut bridges—the Thames River Bridge and the Shaw’s Cove Bridge—and… Read more
February 02, 2024 | Investigative Summaries
EMPLOYEE TERMINATED FOR FAILING TO REPORT OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT
A Digital Technology employee based in Michigan violated company policies by failing to report outside employment with at least two other companies… Read more
January 12, 2024 | Investigative Summaries
MANAGER OF CLINICAL LABORATORY SENTENCED FOR HEALTH CARE FRAUD
David Pugliese, a resident of Palm Beach County, Florida, was sentenced on January 12, 2024, in U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida,… Read more
January 08, 2024 | Investigative Summaries
CALIFORNIA PHARMACIST SENTENCED IN HEALTH CARE FRAUD INVESTIGATION
Marc Hoang, a pharmacist based in West Covina, California, was sentenced on January 8, 2024, in U.S. District Court, Central District of California,… Read more
January 02, 2024 | Investigative Summaries
EMPLOYEE TERMINATED FOR ENGAGING IN OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT WHILE ON MEDICAL LEAVE
An Amtrak Train Attendant based in Miami, Florida, was terminated from employment on January 2, 2024, following our investigation. Our investigation… Read more
December 28, 2023 | Investigative Summaries
AMTRAK CONTRACTOR TERMINATED
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) reported to our office that a contractor employed by… Read more
December 22, 2023 | Investigative Summaries
EMPLOYEE SIGNED DEFERRED PROSECUTION AGREEMENT RELATED TO ATTEMPTED SALE OF HIGH-SECURITY SWITCH KEYS
An Amtrak Conductor based in Jacksonville, Florida, signed a deferred prosecution agreement in the Seventh Judicial Circuit, State of Florida, on… Read more