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Assignment Clerk Pleads Guilty After Falsifying Applications for Pandemic Relief Programs

2024
OIG-WS-2024-338
Investigation
Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation) OIG
Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation)

Michael Holder, an Amtrak assignment clerk based in Chicago, Illinois, pleaded guilty on June 5, 2024, in U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana, to two counts of Wire Fraud related to the fraudulent receipt of benefits under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. Our...

Employee Agrees to Forbearance and Workout Agreement Related to the Fraudulent Receipt of an Economic Injury Disaster Loan

2024
OIG-WS-2024-337
Investigation
Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation) OIG
Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation)

An Amtrak lead service attendant based in Miami, Florida, entered into a forbearance and workout agreement on May 22, 2024, with the Small Business Administration (SBA) and agreed to a payment schedule to satisfy his settlement and restitution amounts. The employee agreed to pay a total of $124,631...

Employee Resigns After Investigation Finds Failure to Disclose Felony Conviction

2024
OIG-WS-2024-336
Investigation
Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation) OIG
Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation)

An Amtrak electrical journeyman based in Miami, Florida, resigned from his position on April 19, 2024, as a result of our investigation. We found that the former employee violated company policies by failing to disclose a felony criminal conviction on his background investigation questionnaire when...

EMPLOYEE AGREES TO CIVIL SETTLEMENT RELATED TO THE RECEIPT OF PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM LOAN

2024
OIG-WS-2024-335
Investigation
Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation) OIG
Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation)

An Amtrak customer service representative based in Miami, Florida, signed a civil settlement agreement on April 16, 2024, with the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Florida. The employee agreed to pay a total of $25,400 to the Small Business Administration (SBA), which includes damages...

Financial Management: Quality Control Review of Amtrak’s Single Audit for Fiscal Year 2023

2024
OIG-A-2024-008
Audit
Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation) OIG
Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation)

Amtrak (the company) contracted with the independent public accounting firm of Ernst& Young LLP to audit its consolidated financial statements as of and for the fiscal year then ended, September 30, 2023, and to provide a report on internal control over financial reporting and compliance with...

Foreman Terminated for Violating Time and Attendance Policy

2024
OIG-WS-2024-334
Investigation
Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation) OIG
Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation)

An Amtrak Foreman based in Providence, Rhode Island, was terminated on May 7, 2024, after an administrative hearing for repeatedly going to his residence during his shift without permission to do so and without taking the appropriate leave. Instead, the foreman did so without swiping out on a time...

Semiannual Report to Congress #69 (October 1, 2023 to March 31, 2024)

2024
SAR-69
Semiannual Report
Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation) OIG
Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation)

I am pleased to submit the Amtrak Office of Inspector General (OIG) Semiannual Report to the United States Congress for the six months ending March 31, 2024, which summarizes our independent and objective reviews and investigations related to Amtrak’s programs and operations.With historic levels of...

Former Employee Pleads Guilty to Cares Act Fraud

2024
OIG-WS-2024-333
Investigation
Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation) OIG
Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation)

Ricarda Burrell, a former Customer Service Representative, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, to one count of mail fraud and one count of theft of public money involving CARES Act Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) fraud. Burrell received the PUA while she...

Two California Men Sentenced in Amtrak Ticket Fraud Scheme

2024
OIG-WS-2024-332
Investigation
Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation) OIG
Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation)

Jason Chan and Jamar Rogers, both California residents, were sentenced on April 8, 2024, and March 27, 2024, respectively, in the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, for Wire Fraud and Aiding and Abetting. Chan was sentenced to 3 years’ probation and Rogers was sentenced to 12...

Assistant Conductor Issued Final Warning for Falsifying Record

2024
OIG-WS-2024-331
Investigation
Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation) OIG
Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation)

An Amtrak Assistant Passenger Conductor based in Philadelphia violated company policy by altering her company paystub for July 2022 and submitting it to a financial institution for the purpose of securing a mortgage loan. On April 2, 2024, the employee received a final warning after she waived her...

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