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Three Defendants Plead Guilty in Healthcare Fraud Investigation

2021
OIG-WS-2021-348
Investigation
Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation) OIG
Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation)

Mark Hernandez, a psychiatrist based in Miami, Florida, Brian Dublynn, Vice President of Safe Haven Recovery Inc, and medical marketer, Jennifer Sanford, pleaded guilty in United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida on August 17, 2021, to conspiracy charges related to a health...

Governance: Better Planning and Coordination Could Help the Company Achieve its Aggressive Timeline for ADA Compliance

2021
OIG-A-2021-012
Audit
Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation) OIG
Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation)

Our objective for this report was to assess the effectiveness of the company’s efforts to achieve compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.We found that the company has clearer lines of authority, responsibility, and accountability for the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) program...

Governance: Observations on the Company’s Lost and Found Program

2021
OIG-MAR-2021-011
Audit
Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation) OIG
Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation)

Our objective for this report was to identify the internal control weaknesses that allowed a potential identity theft crime to occur in Chicago and to assess the company’s processes for overseeing and safeguarding items at selected stations.We found that the company has taken steps to strengthen its...

Employee Terminated for Failure to Report Convictions and Operating Company Vehicles Without a Drivers License

2021
OIG-WS-2021-347
Investigation
Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation) OIG
Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation)

An Amtrak trackman/flagman based in Chicago, Illinois, resigned from employment on August 5, 2021, prior to his administrative hearing. Our investigation found that the former employee violated company policies by driving and operating company-owned vehicles without a valid driver’s license on a...

Medical Marketer Sentenced to 5 years Probation in Health Care Fraud Scheme

2021
OIG-WS-2021-346
Investigation
Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation) OIG
Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation)

Jonathan Lasko, a resident of Hollywood, Florida, pleaded guilty in the Circuit Court ofthe Fifteenth Judicial Circuit for Palm Beach County on June 15, 2021, to charges relatedto a health care fraud scheme. Lasko, who owned addiction treatment facilities inFlorida and California, engaged in a...

Employee Terminated for Failure to Report an Arrest

2021
OIG-WS-2021-345
Investigation
Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation) OIG
Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation)

A Clerk based in Bear, Delaware, was terminated on July 8, 2021, for failing to report his December 2020 arrest for drug-related charges. Company policy requires employees to notify the company as soon as practicable after an arrest, or within 48 hours after being released from incarceration. The...

Employee Terminated for Failure to Report Conviction and Using Sick Leave While Incarcerated

2021
OIG-WS-2021-344
Investigation
Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation) OIG
Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation)

An Amtrak sheet metal worker/mechanic based in Chicago, Illinois, was terminated from employment on June 18, 2021, following his administrative hearing. Our investigation found that the former employee violated company policy by failing to disclose a conviction to the company during his employment...

Electronic Technician Who Claimed Pay for Hours Not Worked Resigns From Company

2021
OIG-WS-2021-343
Investigation
Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation) OIG
Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation)

An Electronic Technician based in Boston resigned from the company on July 12, 2021, prior to his disciplinary hearing. From March 30, 2021, through April 30, 2021, the former employee violated company policies by fraudulently claiming and accepting payment for over 62 hours of straight time and...

Former Lead Services Attendant Sentenced for Stalking

2021
OIG-WS-2021-342
Investigation
Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation) OIG
Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation)

Henry Abdelnoor, a former Lead Services Attendant based in New York, was sentenced in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Burlington County, on July 7, 2021, to three years of probation for stalking. The criminal charge resulted from Abdelnoor’s conduct prior to a company disciplinary hearing for...

General Foreman Terminated For Misuse of GSA Fuel Card

2021
OIG-WS-2021-341
Investigation
Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation) OIG
Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation)

An Amtrak Foreman was terminated from employment on June 18, 2021, for misusing a General Services Administration (GSA) fuel card in violation of Amtrak policy. The employee admitted to using the fuel card from July 2019 to June 2021 to make over $7,400 in fuel purchases for his personal vehicle and...

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