Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation)

An Amtrak trackman based in Chicago, Illinois, was terminated from employment on November 23, 2020, following his administrative hearing. Our investigation found the former employee violated company policy when he failed to report an arrest and subsequent conviction for drug possession and a...

I am pleased to submit the Amtrak Office of Inspector General Semiannual Report to the United States Congress for the six months ending September 30, 2020. During this period, Amtrak continued to face numerous and unprecedented challenges related to the coronavirus pandemic. As a result, we...

Adam Micek, of Queens, New York, was sentenced in U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, on November 12, 2020, to a prison term of time served, probation for 36-months and was ordered to pay restitution of $132,787. Micek previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud for...

Michael Hollingsworth, a resident of New York, was sentenced on October 26, 2020, in U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, to 36 months of probation and forfeiture of $200 for falsifying an Amtrak pre-employment drug test. Hollingsworth received cash from an Amtrak job applicant to...

An Amtrak locomotive technician based in Seattle, Washington, was terminated from employment on November 12, 2020, following his administrative hearing. Our investigation found that the former employee violated company policies by driving a company-owned vehicle without a valid driver’s license on...

An Amtrak trackman/watchman based in Chicago, Illinois, was terminated from employment on November 3, 2020, following his administrative hearing. Our investigation found that the former employee failed to report an arrest and conviction for a DUI while employed with the company. We also found that...

John Kosloski, a chiropractor based in Dolton, Illinois, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, to Health Care Fraud on November 3, 2020. Our investigation found that Kosloski submitted fraudulent medical claims to Amtrak insurance providers for services that were not...

An Amtrak ticket agent based in North Dakota was terminated from employment on October 28, 2020, following her administrative hearing. Our investigation found that the former employee left her post on seven separate occasions for extended periods of time, without approval or authorization, to attend...

An Amtrak coach cleaner in Chicago, Illinois, was terminated from employment on October 14, 2020, following her administrative hearing. The former employee participated in a medical fraud scheme in violation of company policies. Our investigation found that the former employee provided a...

Our objectives for this report were to assess (1) the extent to which the company’s employees who perform safety-related work are at risk for prescription opioid impairment and misuse and (2) the company’s efforts to detect and deter this risk.After examining de-identified prescription and medical...