Conspiracy to defraud Amtrak’s health plan of $11M sees 12 convictions

Amtrak eastbound Southwest Chief about to pass under Route 66

The eastbound Southwest Chief about to pass under Route 66 (now NM-124) at Laguna, New Mexico on the BNSF Gallup Subdivision in February 2020. Photo by Jerry Huddleston.

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The U.S. Department of Justice announced four more guilty pleas on Thursday, bringing the total to 12. The scheme involved providers paying kickbacks to patients, all employees of Amtrak, in exchange for billing their insurance for unnecessary medical care. The incidents happened between 2019 and 2022.