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FORMER EMPLOYEE PLEADS GUILTY TO WIRE FRAUD IN PANDEMIC LOAN FRAUD SCHEME
A former Amtrak Chicago Mechanical Yard Foreman pleaded guilty to wire fraud on September 3, 2026, in U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2026-352 | 09/03/2026
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EMPLOYEE ISSUED LETTER OF REPRIMAND FOR MISAPPROPRIATING PASSENGER PROPERTY
An Amtrak customer service quality supervisor based in Oakland, California, was issued a letter of reprimand on August 27, 2026, following the issuance of our investigative report.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2026-351 | 08/27/2026
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EMPLOYEE RESIGNS IN LIEU OF TERMINATION FOR CREDIT CARD FRAUD
An Amtrak assistant passenger conductor based in Washington, D.C., resigned from the company on August 26, 2026, prior to his administrative hearing.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2026-348 | 08/25/2026
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SIX EMPLOYEES RESIGN AND 11 OTHERS DISCIPLINED FOR ACCEPTING GIFTS AND GRATUITIES FROM VENDORS DOING BUSINESS WITH THE COMPANY
On June 25, 2026, we issued our final investigative report to the company that confirmed ethical violations by 17 former and active Amtrak employees who accepted gifts and gratuities from at least six vendors.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2026-356 | 08/24/2026
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EMPLOYEE RETIRED IN LIEU OF TERMINATION FOR OPERATING PERSONALLY OWNED BUSINESS ON COMPANY COMPUTER
An Amtrak lead customer service representative based in Savannah, Georgia, retired from the company on August 21, 2026, prior to his administrative hearing.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2026-345 | 08/21/2026
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FORMER EMPLOYEE SENTENCED ON CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CHARGES
Anthony Gregory, a former Amtrak conductor based in Los Angeles, California, was sentenced on August 13, 2026, in the Superior Court of the State of California for the County of San Diego to two years in prison after pleading guilty in 2025 to chi
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2026-341 | 08/13/2026
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TWO EMPLOYEES TERMINATED FOR MISUSE OF FMLA LEAVE
An Amtrak passenger conductor and an assistant passenger conductor, both based in New York City, New York, were terminated from employment on August 11, 2026, following an administrative hearing.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2026-354 | 08/11/2026
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FORMER EMPLOYEE CONVICTED AND SENTENCED FOR FRAUDULENT RECEIPT OF PANDEMIC RELATED FUNDS
A former Amtrak electrician based in Chicago, Illinois, was sentenced August 6, 2026, in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, to two years of probation and was ordered to pay $25,000 in restitution and complete 30 hours of community service
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2026-340 | 08/06/2026
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EMPLOYEE CONVICTED AND SENTENCED FOR CREDIT CARD FRAUD
An Amtrak assistant passenger conductor based in Washington, D.C., pleaded guilty to credit card fraud on July 24, 2026, in Alexandria General District Court and was sentenced the same day to six months of probation.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2026-339 | 07/24/2026
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FIVE PLEAD GUILTY TO WIRE FRAUD AND CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT WIRE FRAUD
Three current or former Amtrak employees were among five defendants who pleaded guilty between July 1 and July 21, 2026, in U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois to wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2026-350 | 07/21/2026