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Investigations Press Release
Amtrak OIG investigation leads to three guilty pleas in $3.5 million pandemic relief fraud scheme
September 25, 2026
09/25/2026
Investigations Press Release
Amtrak OIG supports DOJ-led nationwide COVID-19 fraud takedown; former Amtrak employee pleads guilty to wire fraud
September 21, 2026
09/21/2026
Investigative Summaries
EMPLOYEE SENTENCED FOR FRAUDULENT RECEIPT OF PANDEMIC-RELATED FUNDS
An Amtrak passenger conductor based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was sentenced September 16, 2026, in U.S.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2026-353 | 09/16/2026
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FORMER EMPLOYEE PLEADS GUILTY TO WIRE FRAUD IN PANDEMIC LOAN FRAUD SCHEME
A former Amtrak Chicago Mechanical Yard Foreman pleaded guilty to wire fraud on September 3, 2026, in U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2026-352 | 09/03/2026
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EMPLOYEE ISSUED LETTER OF REPRIMAND FOR MISAPPROPRIATING PASSENGER PROPERTY
An Amtrak customer service quality supervisor based in Oakland, California, was issued a letter of reprimand on August 27, 2026, following the issuance of our investigative report.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2026-351 | 08/27/2026
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EMPLOYEE RESIGNS IN LIEU OF TERMINATION FOR CREDIT CARD FRAUD
An Amtrak assistant passenger conductor based in Washington, D.C., resigned from the company on August 26, 2026, prior to his administrative hearing.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2026-348 | 08/25/2026
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EMPLOYEE RETIRED IN LIEU OF TERMINATION FOR OPERATING PERSONALLY OWNED BUSINESS ON COMPANY COMPUTER
An Amtrak lead customer service representative based in Savannah, Georgia, retired from the company on August 21, 2026, prior to his administrative hearing.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2026-345 | 08/21/2026
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FORMER EMPLOYEE SENTENCED ON CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CHARGES
Anthony Gregory, a former Amtrak conductor based in Los Angeles, California, was sentenced on August 13, 2026, in the Superior Court of the State of California for the County of San Diego to two years in prison after pleading guilty in 2025 to chi
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2026-341 | 08/13/2026
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FORMER EMPLOYEE CONVICTED AND SENTENCED FOR FRAUDULENT RECEIPT OF PANDEMIC RELATED FUNDS
A former Amtrak electrician based in Chicago, Illinois, was sentenced August 6, 2026, in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, to two years of probation and was ordered to pay $25,000 in restitution and complete 30 hours of community service
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2026-340 | 08/06/2026
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EMPLOYEE CONVICTED AND SENTENCED FOR CREDIT CARD FRAUD
An Amtrak assistant passenger conductor based in Washington, D.C., pleaded guilty to credit card fraud on July 24, 2026, in Alexandria General District Court and was sentenced the same day to six months of probation.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2026-339 | 07/24/2026