Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation)

Two Amtrak employees were sentenced in August 2025 and a third pleaded guilty in July 2025 for their roles in a health care fraud conspiracy investigated by Amtrak’s Office of Inspector General (OIG). In addition, a New York-based physical therapist pleaded guilty in June 2025 for her role in the...

Ajmal Atherton of Brooklyn, New York, pleaded guilty on August 30, 2025, in Brooklyn District Court to one count of grand larceny in the third degree and one count of offering a false instrument for filing in the second degree. Our investigation found that Atherton fraudulently obtained New York...

An Amtrak director based in Chicago, Illinois, received verbal counseling on June 24, 2025, as the result of our investigation. We found that the employee violated company policies by failing to properly off-board a former employee upon termination and by failing to secure the former employee’s...

An Amtrak manager based in Thorndale, Pennsylvania, was terminated from employment on September 18, 2025, following an administrative hearing. Our investigation found that the employee violated company policies by providing false information on his employment application.

Two Amtrak Police Department (APD) senior officers received written counseling on July 23, 2025, as a result of our investigation. We found that one officer violated company policy by having on-duty APD officers transport her to various locations on two days while she was off-duty. In addition, we...

A machinist journeyman based in Sunrise, Florida, was sentenced July 23, 2025, in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, to 18 months of probation and was ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $90,900 after pleading guilty to one count of felony theft, as a result of money received from...

A sheet metal worker based in Los Angeles, California, was terminated from employment on August 5, 2025, following an administrative hearing. Our investigation found that the former employee violated company policy by making profane, sexually explicit remarks to a female co-worker while on duty...

A red cap based in Tampa, Florida, was terminated from employment on August 14, 2025, following an administrative hearing. Our investigation found that the former employee violated company policy by not disclosing six criminal convictions on his employee background check during the hiring process...

A yardmaster based in Chicago, Illinois, resigned from her position on September 20, 2025, prior to her administrative hearing. We found that the former employee violated company policies by secretly recording a conversation she had with her supervisor without his consent or knowledge. The former...

An Amtrak Supervisor based in Philadelphia violated company policy between 2022 and 2023 by not swiping out on a Time Entry Device after his shifts and, subsequently, swiping out and immediately back in when he returned to work. In addition, our investigation revealed that the supervisor directed...