Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation) OIG

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...

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...

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 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...

Our objective for this report was to complete our review of the company’s use of Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funds and its controls to accurately track and report on them.We found that the company is effectively using, accounting for, and reporting on the $1.018...

Our objective for this report was to assess the extent to which the company’s systems are interoperable with its hosts and tenants, and the company is ensuring that its systems are on and continuously operating.Amtrak expects its Positive Train Control (PTC) systems to operate with other railroads...

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...