Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation)

Florida residents Jean Barbier and Bryan DeCastro pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud on January 10, 2023, and January 17, 2023, respectively, in U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida. Both defendants were employed by a company contracted by Amtrak to provide food services...

James Porter, Jr., pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health care fraud, and Sean Porter, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering, both on January 5, 2023, in U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Our investigation found that the Florida residents conspired with others...

An Amtrak Service/Train Attendant based in Miami, Florida, resigned from his position on December 20, 2022, prior to his administrative hearing. Our investigation found that the former employee violated company policies by engaging in outside employment, including self-employment, while on medical...

Our investigation uncovered billing irregularities related to contracts on New York’s Gateway Program rail infrastructure projects in the Northeast Corridor. Amtrak recovered approximately $3 million from a contractor who charged overhead rates that exceeded maximum pay rates as proscribed by the...

Our objective for this report was to assess the company’s oversight of the Intercity Trainset program.We found that the company experienced early challenges with stakeholder engagement on the ICT program, leading to scope changes, cost increases, and schedule delays in its trainset acquisition and...

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, 2022, and for the year then ended, and to provide a report on internal control over financial reporting and on compliance and...

Our objective for this report was to assess the extent to which the company has controls to manage, distribute, track, and retrieve high-security keys.We observed that high-security keys are broadly available to the public and can surface in online and brick-and-mortar marketplaces, contributing to...

An Amtrak Supervisor based in Hamilton, New Jersey, violated company policy bymisusing his company-owned vehicle by regularly stopping at bars and restaurants onhis way home from work and by not keeping this vehicle at an approved location.During his interview with the OIG, the employee admitted to...

An Amtrak Assistant Foreman based in New York, violated company policy when he engaged in outside employment while on a medical leave of absence. In addition, on April 5, 2022, he falsified a Railroad Retirement Board application for sickness benefits by stating he had no income. The employee was...

I am pleased to submit the Amtrak Office of Inspector General (OIG) Semiannual Report to the United States Congress for the six months ending September 30, 2022, which is our independent and objective assessment of Amtrak’s programs and operations.Amtrak continues its post pandemic rebound with...