At least 119 current and former Amtrak employees collaborated with New York medical professionals to defraud the company’s health care plan out of over $12 million, marking it as the largest employee conspiracy investigated by Amtrak’s Office of the Inspector General. Twelve employees and three healthcare providers have been criminally charged, with key figures Devon Burt and Hallum Gelzer pleading guilty to conspiracy charges. Amtrak is pursuing disciplinary actions against the remaining implicated employees and has vowed to enhance measures against medical insurance fraud.
