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Investigative Reports
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Department of Justice
Investigative Summary: Finding of Misconduct by a then FBI Assistant Director for Dereliction of Supervisory Responsibility
Over a 2-year period, the FTC OIG assessed 23 potential disclosures of nonpublic FTC information (NPI) to the media. To determine whether unauthorized disclosures of NPI occurred and, if so, the source of those disclosures, the OIG conducted extensive investigative activities. Over the course of the investigation, the OIG documented patterns in the disclosures but was unable to identify a responsible individual.
A former executive of a Chicago-area non-profit organization has been sentenced to a year in federal prison for misappropriating nearly $1.9 million through a pair of fraud schemes.
Four former Amtrak employees, Kevin Frink, of Willingboro, New Jersey; Dion Jacob, of Brooklyn, New York David Lonergan, of Rockaway Park, New York, and Quinton Johnson of Irvington, New Jersey, were sentenced on January 8, 2026, February 18, 2026, March 4, 2026, and March 31, 2026, respectively, in U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Frink was sentenced to 2 years of probation and ordered to pay $460,174 in restitution; Jacob was sentenced to 2 years of probation and ordered to pay $1,315,259 in restitution; and Lonergan was sentenced to 3 years of probation, 4 months of home confinement and ordered to pay $627,801 in restitution; and Johnson was sentenced to 2 years of probation and ordered to pay $141,666 in restitution. According to court documents, Frink, Jacob, Lonergan, and Johnson were given cash kickbacks for allowing health care providers to use their insurance information to fraudulently bill Amtrak’s health care plan for services that were never provided and that were not medically necessary.
SEC Information Technology supervisor resigned, and two employees were suspended following investigation into whether they golfed during duty hours without taking leave
SEC Information Technology supervisor resigned, and two employees were suspended following investigation into whether they golfed during duty hours without taking leave
An Amtrak reservation sales agent based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, resigned from the company on March 30, 2026, while under investigation. Our investigation found that the former employee obtained passenger credit card information and used it to make purchases for himself, as well as booking Amtrak travel for associates. The former employee is not eligible for rehire.
An Amtrak on-board services supervisor based in Queens, New York, was terminated from employment on March 26, 2026, following his administrative hearing. Our investigation found that the former employee violated company policies by ordering unauthorized cleaning supplies from the company, such as a vacuum cleaner and large commercial-sized containers of cleaning products, and giving them to his girlfriend. While the former employee did not admit to these actions, his former girlfriend provided the stolen items and a text message exchange with the former employee that corroborated the theft. The former employee is not eligible for rehire.
An Amtrak electrician based in Chicago, Illinois, was sentenced March 26, 2026, in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, to two years of probation and was ordered to pay $25,000 in restitution and 30 hours of community service, after pleading guilty to one count of theft by deception. Our investigation found that the employee submitted an application containing false statements to the Small Business Administration to qualify for an Economic Injury Disaster Loan. As a result, the employee received $96,200 to which he was not entitled.
Former SEC Attorney recorded a whistleblower interview without the knowledge of the participants and used an unapproved artificial intelligence service to transcribe the recording
