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Amtrak OIG-supported investigation leads to charges against six family members for alleged pandemic relief fraud
November 24, 2025
11/24/2025
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EMPLOYEE AGREES TO CIVIL SETTLEMENT RELATED TO FRAUDULENT RECEIPT OF PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM LOAN
An Amtrak coach cleaner based in New Orleans, Louisiana, signed a civil settlement agreement on September 22, 2025, with the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Louisiana.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2025-358 | 09/22/2025
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EMPLOYEE RESIGNS AFTER SECRETLY RECORDING CONVERSATION WITH SUPERVISOR
A yardmaster based in Chicago, Illinois, resigned from her position on September 20, 2025, prior to her administrative hearing.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2025-354 | 09/20/2025
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EMPLOYEE TERMINATED FOR PROVIDING FALSE INFORMATION ON EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION
An Amtrak manager based in Thorndale, Pennsylvania, was terminated from employment on September 18, 2025, following an administrative hearing.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2025-360 | 09/18/2025
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TWO MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS RESIGN WHILE UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
An Amtrak senior management official based in Washington, D.C., resigned from his position on July 17, 2025, and a senior director in Florida, resigned from his position on August 22, 2025.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2025-348 | 09/09/2025
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FORMER EMPLOYEE PLEADS GUILTY TO CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CHARGES
Anthony Gregory, a former Amtrak conductor based in Los Angeles, California, pleaded guilty on September 3, 2025, in the Superior Court of the State of California for the County of San Diego, to one count Obscene Matter Depicting Persons Under 18
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2025-359 | 09/03/2025
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NEW YORK MAN CONVICTED FOR FRAUDULENTLY OBTAINED UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
Ajmal Atherton of Brooklyn, New York, pleaded guilty on August 30, 2025, in Brooklyn District Court to one count of grand larceny in the third degree and one count of offering a false instrument for filing in the second degree.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2025-356 | 08/30/2025
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TWO AMTRAK EMPLOYEES SENTENCED, 17 TERMINATED FOR HEALTH CARE FRAUD; AMTRAK EMPLOYEE AND PHYSICAL THERAPIST PLEAD GUILTY
Two Amtrak employees were sentenced in August 2025 and a third pleaded guilty in July 2025 for their roles in a health care fraud conspiracy investigated by Amtrak’s Office of Inspector General (OIG).
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2025-357 | 08/21/2025
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EMPLOYEE TERMINATED FOR NOT DISCLOSING CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS
A red cap based in Tampa, Florida, was terminated from employment on August 14, 2025, following an administrative hearing.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2025-353 | 08/14/2025
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EMPLOYEE TERMINATED FOR MAKING SEXUALLY EXPLICIT REMARKS TO FEMALE CO-WORKER
A sheet metal worker based in Los Angeles, California, was terminated from employment on August 5, 2025, following an administrative hearing.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2025-352 | 08/05/2025