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Investigations Press Release
Amtrak OIG investigation leads to guilty plea in $2.3 million PPP fraud scheme
October 12, 2026
10/12/2026
Investigative Summaries
ONE EMPLOYEE AND ONE CHICAGO RESIDENT PLEAD GUILTY IN PANDEMIC RELIEF FRAUD SCHEME
An Amtrak Assistant Passenger Conductor, of Bourbonnais, Illinois and Kayla Williamson, of Chicago, Illinois pleaded guilty on September 15, 2026, and September 29, 2026, respectively, in U.S.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2026-359 | 09/29/2026
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
AMTRAK EMPLOYEE RESIGNS UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR NOT DISCLOSING CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS
A passenger engineer based in Charlotte, North Carolina, resigned from his position on September 21, 2026, while under investigation.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2026-358 | 09/21/2026
Investigative Summaries
ELEVEN INDIVIDUALS SENTENCED IN PANDEMIC RELIEF SCHEME
Eleven Mobile, Alabama, residents were sentenced between June 30, 2026, and September 18, 2026, in U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama, for participating in a Paycheck Protection Program scheme.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2026-357 | 09/18/2026
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
Investigative Summaries
FORMER EMPLOYEE SENTENCED FOR JEWELRY THEFT
A former Amtrak lead ticket agent based in Sanford, Florida, pleaded no contest on September 10, 2026, in the Circuit Court of the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit for Seminole County to grand theft.
Tracking Number: OIG-WS-2026-355 | 09/10/2026
Investigative Summaries
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
Investigative Summaries
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