CALIFORNIA MAN SENTENCED FOR THEFT OF AMTRAK EVOUCHERS

John Flores, a former Amtrak reservation sales agent based in Riverside, California, was sentenced on April 25, 2022, in U.S. District Court, for the Central District of California, to 3 years of probation and $25,137 in restitution to the company. He pleaded guilty to Theft from Programs Receiving Federal Funds on September 29, 2021. Our investigation found that Flores stole hundreds of eVouchers valued at over $25,000 from customers’ accounts by exploiting the company’s computer system. He then resold the stolen eVouchers for his own personal gain. Flores resigned from the company on May 2, 2017.