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  • in october 2015, we received an allegation that an amtrak manager failed to inform management that he owned shares of stock in a company with whom amtrak was doing business, and reportedly participated in the amtrak procurement process with that vendor. we found that the manager failed to disclose stock ownership in the company on amtrak’s annual certificate of compliance forms or to his…
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  • trenton, n.j. – a former supervisor at amtrak in essex county, new jersey, today admitted soliciting and accepting more than $7,000 worth of items for his personal use from a vendor as a reward for spending more than $185,000 with the vendor in his capacity as an amtrak building and bridges supervisor, u.s. attorney paul j. fishman announced. louis moschitti, 68, of fairless hills, pennsylvania…
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  • we initiated an investigation to determine if an amtrak contractor, its employee, or both, violated amtrak’s contractor background checks policy after receiving allegations that the employee was a registered sex offender. the investigation disclosed that the contractor employee was arrested in 2002 and pleaded guilty to a sexual offense involving a minor between 2000 and 2002. the contractor…
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  • six defendants, including owners, doctors, and an employee of sober homes and alcohol and drug addiction treatment centers were charged in a health care fraud scheme for filing fraudulent insurance claim forms and license applications and defrauding health care benefit programs. wifredo a. ferrer, united states attorney for the southern district of florida, george l. piro, special agent in…
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  • in august 2015, we received a complaint of “widespread” cheating on the federally mandated rules and signals tests that are required of all train engineers, conductors, and assistant conductors. our investigation did not find any actionable evidence of widespread cheating on the company’s rules and signals tests. however, we found internal control deficiencies with the company’s rules and signals…
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  • this memorandum responds to your letter of february 27, 2015, which requests information relating to our audits and investigations of amtrak’s programs and operations. the information below corresponds to the seven questions listed in your letter. 1. as of december 1, 2016, there were 50 outstanding unimplemented recommendations from 22 audit and evaluation reports. management agreed or…
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  • on december 7, 2016, an amtrak assistant yardmaster was terminated as a result of an unauthorized leave of absence. our investigation confirmed that the employee forged the signature of a physician on multiple medical leave of absence forms. on october 22, 2015, the employee pleaded guilty to forgery and wire fraud charges, both class 3 felonies, and was sentenced to 24 months of incarceration…
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  • on november 22, 2016, an amtrak baggage handler was terminated from the company for stealing an amtrak freight shipment. our investigation revealed that the employee helped someone, who was not an amtrak employee, gain access to an amtrak freight claim area and take a box awaiting pickup. the former employee acknowledged the box contained 3 to 4 kilograms of cocaine, which he and his associate…
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  • amtrak (the company) contracted with the independent certified public accounting firm of ernst & young llp to audit its consolidated financial statements as of september 30, 2015, and for the year then ended, and to provide a report on internal control over financial reporting and compliance with laws and regulations and other matters. the contract also required ernst & young to perform a…
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  • an amtrak supervisor today admitted fraudulently overbilling amtrak overtime and regular hours that he claimed to be working when he was actually not present at amtrak work sites, u.s. attorney paul j. fishman announced. donald harper sr., 47, of somerset, new jersey, pleaded guilty before u.s. magistrate judge michael a. hammer in newark federal court to an information charging him with one…
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