CALIFORNIA MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO THEFT OF AMTRAK EVOUCHERS

John Flores, a former Amtrak reservation sales agent based in Riverside, California, pleaded guilty on September 29, 2021 in U.S. District Court, Central District of California, to theft from programs receiving federal funds. Our investigation found that Flores stole hundreds of eVouchers valued at over $25,000 from customers’ accounts by exploiting the company’s computer system and resold them for his own personal gain. Flores previously resigned from the company on May 2, 2017.

Flores will be sentenced at a future date.