SPOUSE OF AMTRAK EMPLOYEE SENTENCED FOR FRAUDULENT RECEIPT OF PANDEMIC RELATED FUNDS

The spouse of an Amtrak passenger conductor based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was sentenced June 11, 2026, in U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York to one day in prison, 3 years of probation and was ordered to pay $53,845 in restitution. Our investigation found that the employee’s spouse submitted three Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan applications that contained false information.

The Amtrak employee previously pleaded guilty on June 24, 2025, to one count of wire fraud involving the fraudulent submission and subsequent receipt of $52,500 for two PPP loans and one Economic Injury Disaster Loan. We found that the couple provided fraudulent documents and made false representations to obtain the loans totaling $106,345 to which they were not entitled. The Amtrak employee is awaiting sentencing.