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Employee Terminated for Failing to Report Criminal Convictions

2021
OIG-WS-2021-319
Investigation
Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation) OIG
Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation)

An Amtrak carman based in Beech Grove, Indiana, was terminated from employment on January 9, 2021, following his administrative hearing. Our investigation found the former employee violated company policy when he failed to report multiple drug or alcohol related convictions on his initial background...

Employee Resigns Prior to Administrative Hearing, Another Suspended for Violating Company Policy

2021
OIG-WS-2021-318
Investigation
Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation) OIG
Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation)

An Amtrak Customer Service Representative in Los Angeles, California, received an 18-day suspension on December 7, 2020, and another resigned from the company on December 24, 2020, for violating company policy. Our investigation found that the employees participated in the manual pricing of an...

Employee Resigns from Company While Under Investigation

2021
OIG-WS-2021-317
Investigation
Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation) OIG
Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation)

An Amtrak secretary based in Chicago, Illinois, resigned from the company on November 10, 2020, while under investigation for engaging in outside employment while taking Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave and while on a Medical Leave of Absence. Our investigation found that the former employee...

Employee Resigns From Company Prior to Administrative Hearing

2021
OIG-WS-2021-316
Investigation
Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation) OIG
Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation)

An Amtrak yard conductor based in Washington, DC, resigned from the company on December 31, 2020, prior to his administrative hearing. The former employee was administratively charged by Amtrak management for actions that brought discredit to the company. Our investigation found that the former...

Employee Terminated for Engaging in Outside Employment While on a Medical Leave of Absence

2021
OIG-WS-2021-315
Investigation
Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation) OIG
Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation)

An Amtrak employee based in Jackson, Michigan, was terminated from employment on December 2, 2020, for violating the collective bargaining agreement between the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees and Amtrak. Our investigation found that the former employee violated company policy by...

Employee Resigns After Working at His Construction Business on Company Time

2021
OIG-WS-2021-314
Investigation
Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation) OIG
Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation)

An Amtrak Police Department employee resigned on December 15, 2020, in lieu of a disciplinary hearing for violating various company policies. Our investigation found that the employee engaged in outside employment during his shifts and while on sick leave. In doing so, the employee also violated his...

Governance: Quality Control Review of the Independent Audit of Amtrak’s Consolidated Financial Statements for Fiscal Year Ended 2020

2021
OIG-A-2021-006
Audit
Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation) OIG
Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation)

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, 2020, and for the year then ended, and to provide a report on internal control over financial reporting and on compliance and...

Employee Terminated for Engaging in Outside Employment During Work Hours

2021
OIG-WS-2021-313
Investigation
Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation) OIG
Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation)

An Amtrak signal maintainer based in Chicago, Illinois, was terminated from employment on December 3, 2020, following his administrative hearing. Our investigation found that the former employee violated company policy by leaving during his work shifts to drive for a rideshare company. We also found...

Lead Service Agent Resigns After Adding Unauthorized Tips to Passenger Credit Cards

2021
OIG-WS-2021-312
Investigation
Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation) OIG
Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation)

A Lead Service Agent, based in New York City, resigned on December 12, 2020, prior to her disciplinary hearing for violating Amtrak policies by adding tips to at least two Café Car credit card transaction receipts without the knowledge or authorization of the customers.

Two Senior Information Technology Employees Terminated for Contract Steering

2021
OIG-WS-2021-311
Investigation
Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation) OIG
Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation)

Two senior Amtrak Information Technology employees were terminated on December 11, 2020 for violating company policies by (1) steering contracts to close personal friends; (2) failing to disclose relationships between company employees and vendors; (3) engaging in conflicts of interest by approving...

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