EMPLOYEE AGREES TO CIVIL SETTLEMENT RELATED TO THE FRAUDULENT RECEIPT OF RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD BENEFITS

An Amtrak train attendant based in Charlotte, North Carolina, signed a civil settlement agreement on August 13, 2024, with the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of North Carolina. The employee agreed to pay a total of $10,800 in settlement, restitution, and penalties to the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB). Our investigation found that the employee worked a second job while receiving RRB sickness benefits. We found that between July 19, 2021, and January 16, 2022, the employee submitted at least 13 false claims to the RRB for sickness benefits. As a result, the employee received $8,282 in benefits to which she was not entitled.