Former Contractor for Amtrak Pleads Guilty

WASHINGTON - A former Amtrak contractor has pled guilty to a charge of second-degree theft for repeatedly using an Amtrak business pass for personal travel, U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. and Amtrak Inspector General Theodore (Ted) Alves announced today. The contractor pled guilty on April 25, 2012, in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, and was sentenced that day by the Honorable Heidi M. Pasichow. The judge placed the contractor on six months of probation and ordered him to pay $8,548 in restitution.