Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation) OIG

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...

Ryan Taylor Minter, of Calumet City, Illinois, was sentenced in United States District Court, Central District of Illinois, on October 6, 2020, to 18 months in prison, one-year probation and was ordered to pay restitution of $15,938 for wire fraud charges. Our investigation found that Minter...

Irena Shut, a medical marketer based in Los Angeles, California, was sentenced in United States District Court, Central District of California, on October 5, 2020, to two years’ probation for conspiracy to commit health care fraud. Our investigation found that Shut was paid commissions for...

The objective for this report was to assess the extent to which the company has taken steps to determine employees’ current perspectives on safety. We issued this report to provide our findings on a potential issue the company could address in the near term.We found that the company has not...

Babar Iqbal, a California-based doctor and owner of Riverside Regional Surgery Center, was sentenced in the Superior Court of California, County of Riverside, on August 31, 2020, to 27 months in prison and was ordered to pay restitution of $2,799,550 for health care insurance fraud. Iqbal targeted...

A Boilermaker/Welder, based in Beech Grove, Indiana, violated Amtrak policies by engaging in outside employment to work for his own companies while on sick leave. We also confirmed that he was conducting and engaging in work for his own companies on days that he requested leave for “union business.”...