NEWARK, N.J. — Four Amtrak employees have pleaded guilty to charges relating to a health-care fraud scheme, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey has announced — the latest development in a long-running and widespread investigation.
Timothy Bogen, 60, of Hamden, Conn., on Jan. 21 pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Madeline Cox Arleo in Newark federal court to an indictment charging him with conspiracy to commit health care fraud. Three other employees pleaded guilty to the same charge before Arleo between June and October of last year: Quinton Johnson, 54, of Irvington, N.J.; Gregory Richardson, 36, of Roosevelt, N.Y.; and Dion Jacob, 51, of Brooklyn, N.Y.
They join six others from the same indictment who pleaded guilty earlier in 2025: five mentioned here [see “Five Amtrak workers plead guilty …,” Trains.com, May 30, 2025] and Rodolfo Rivera, 42, of Clayton, Del.
According to documents from and statements in the case, the co-conspirators, all Amtrak employees, were part of a scheme to obtain cash kickbacks from health-care providers in return for allowing their insurance plan to be billed for services that were never provided and were not medically necessary. Acupuncturist Punson Figueroa and podiatrist Michael DeNicola have previously pleaded guilty to charges in the case; Figueroa was sentenced to 34 months in prison in September 2024 while DeNicola’s sentencing is still pending.
The health care conspiracy charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Bogen’s sentencing is scheduled for June 25, 2026; Jacob’s for Feb. 18, 2026, and Johnson’s for March 24, 2026.
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