Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation)

Eric Cardenas of Orlando, Florida, pleaded guilty on November 19, 2024, in the Circuit Court of Orange County, State of Florida, to credit card fraud related charges. The same day, Cardenas was sentenced to four days of incarceration and was assessed a fine of $473. Our investigation found that...

A Train Attendant based in New York City was terminated on January16, 2025, after his administrative hearing. Our investigation found that the employee violated company policy by sexually harassing a woman on an Amtrak train from Albany to Syracuse, New York, on April 26, 2024. During our interview...

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, 2024, and for the year then ended, and to provide a report on internal control over financial reporting and on compliance and...

An Amtrak customer service representative based in Miami, Florida, signed a civil settlement agreement on December 21, 2024, with the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Florida. The employee agreed to pay $48,000 in restitution and penalties related to the fraudulent receipt of two...

An Amtrak conductor based in Miami, Florida, was terminated from employment on December 13, 2024, following an administrative hearing. Our investigation found that the employee violated company policies by failing to report two domestic violence-related criminal convictions to the company within 72...

An Amtrak customer service representative based in West Palm Beach, Florida, signed a civil settlement agreement on December 6, 2024, with the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Florida. The employee agreed to pay $32,481 in restitution and a penalty of $1,500 related to the fraudulent...

Akheem Currie, a former Amtrak passenger engineer who worked aboard Maryland Area Rail Commuter (MARC) trains, was sentenced for second degree assault and fourth degree sex offense in Maryland Circuit Court for Baltimore City on November 21, 2024. On June 27, 2024, a jury for the Circuit Court found...

Andre Wilburn, a resident of New York, was sentenced in U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, on November 14, 2024, to two years of imprisonment, five years of probation, and was ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $468,037 for his participation in an Amtrak ticket fraud scheme...

Maurice Driver, a former Amtrak lead service attendant based in Washington, D.C., was sentenced in U.S. District Court, District of Columbia, on November 6, 2024, for making false statements. He was sentenced to time served and a criminal fine of $200. According to court documents, Driver was...

Thank you for inviting me here today to discuss the Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) oversight of Amtrak (the company) programs and operations. Although the Amtrak OIG is relatively small, I am proud of our extensive oversight record made through our audits, investigations, and other activities...