Investigative Press Releases
November 15, 2019 | Investigations Press Release
Pennsylvania man sentenced to prison for role in multimillion-dollar fraud scheme
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November 15, 2019
PHILADELPHIA – A former project manager of an industrial painting and construction company was… Read more
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November 06, 2019 | Investigations Press Release
Amtrak OIG-supported investigation leads to guilty plea in pass-through billing scheme
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November 6, 2019
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The former CEO of a Missouri hospital pleaded guilty Oct. 29, 2019, for his role in… Read more
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October 21, 2019 | Investigations Press Release
Acupuncturist pleads guilty in fraud scheme that bilked millions of dollars from Amtrak’s health care plan
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October 21, 2019
LOS ANGELES – An acupuncturist pleaded guilty to charges of health care fraud and money laundering on… Read more
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August 05, 2019 | Investigations Press Release
Amtrak OIG-supported investigation leads to charges against New Jersey couple charged for allegedly selling misbranded drugs
NEWARK, N.J. – An Amtrak employee and his wife were indicted July 8, 2019, for allegedly marketing and distributing misbranded drugs and unapproved… Read more
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August 05, 2019 | Investigations Press Release
Illinois man charged for alleged ticket scheme after Amtrak OIG investigation
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – A former Western Illinois University student was indicted on charges that he engaged in a two-year scheme to defraud Amtrak, the… Read more
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July 26, 2019 | Investigations Press Release
Delaware executive sentenced in bribery, contract steering case investigated by Amtrak OIG
PHILADELPHIA – An executive from a small, Delaware-based manufacturing firm was sentenced Monday for his role in bribing an Amtrak contract… Read more
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July 09, 2019 | Investigations Press Release
Amtrak OIG-supported investigation leads to guilty plea in Florida money laundering case
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The owner of a substance abuse treatment center pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court for his role in a $57 million money… Read more
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June 10, 2019 | Investigations Press Release
Amtrak OIG-led investigation leads to fraud charges against Chicago chiropractor
June 10, 2019
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CHICAGO – A Chicago-based chiropractor was indicted on federal fraud charges June 3, 2019, for allegedly… Read more
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April 24, 2019 | Investigations Press Release
Amtrak OIG investigation leads to $466,500 civil settlement in bid rigging case
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April 24, 2019
PHILADELPHIA –The United States reached a $466,500 settlement Monday with a Michigan-based electric company and… Read more
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March 14, 2019 | Investigations Press Release
Amtrak OIG-supported investigation leads to prison sentence for medical director of substance abuse treatment facility
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- The Medical Director of a substance abuse treatment center in Wellington, Florida, was sentenced to… Read more
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