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ONE EMPLOYEE AND ONE CHICAGO RESIDENT PLEAD GUILTY IN PANDEMIC RELIEF FRAUD SCHEME
An Amtrak Assistant Passenger Conductor, of Bourbonnais, Illinois and Kayla Williamson, of Chicago, Illinois pleaded guilty on September 15, 2026, and September 29, 2026, respectively, in U.S.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2026-359 | 09/29/2026
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AMTRAK EMPLOYEE RESIGNS UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR NOT DISCLOSING CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS
A passenger engineer based in Charlotte, North Carolina, resigned from his position on September 21, 2026, while under investigation.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2026-358 | 09/21/2026
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ELEVEN INDIVIDUALS SENTENCED IN PANDEMIC RELIEF SCHEME
Eleven Mobile, Alabama, residents were sentenced between June 30, 2026, and September 18, 2026, in U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama, for participating in a Paycheck Protection Program scheme.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2026-357 | 09/18/2026
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EMPLOYEE SENTENCED FOR FRAUDULENT RECEIPT OF PANDEMIC-RELATED FUNDS
An Amtrak passenger conductor based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was sentenced September 16, 2026, in U.S.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2026-353 | 09/16/2026
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FORMER EMPLOYEE SENTENCED FOR JEWELRY THEFT
A former Amtrak lead ticket agent based in Sanford, Florida, pleaded no contest on September 10, 2026, in the Circuit Court of the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit for Seminole County to grand theft.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2026-355 | 09/10/2026
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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