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Date Issued
Submitting OIG
Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation) OIG
Agencies Reviewed/Investigated
Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation)
Report Number
OIG-WS-2025-306
Report Description

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 Currie guilty of Assault in the Second Degree and Sex Offense in the Fourth Degree. Currie allowed a female passenger onto a MARC train without a ticket and subsequently assaulted her by inappropriately touching and kissing her. Currie received a five-year sentence (suspended, all but time served), and was placed on three years of probation. Additionally, he must submit to a mental health evaluation and treatment and register as a sex offender for 15 years. Currie was terminated October 31, 2024, after his administrative hearing at the company and is not eligible for rehire.

Report Type
Investigation
Location

Baltimore, MD
United States

Questioned Costs
$0
Funds for Better Use
$0
Report updated under NDAA 5274
No

Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation) OIG

United States