Probe launched into strip club ‘entertainment’ and gifts given to Amtrak staff

A criminal investigation has been launched in connection to gifts accepted by two Amtrak employees — including drinks and “entertainment” at a strip club — from a construction contractor who received a $58 million contract from the company, The Post has learned.

The probe was confirmed by Amtrak’s Office of Inspector General in response to a records request about the gifts accepted by an Amtrak management official and an inspector. “Any responsive records are currently part of an open and pending criminal investigation,” an attorney for the Amtrak watchdog wrote in denying The Post access to the documents.