NEW YORK RESIDENT SENTENCED FOR AMTRAK EVOUCHER SCAM AND SEXUAL ACTIVITY WITH A CHILD

Andre Wilburn, a resident of New York, was sentenced in U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, on November 14, 2024, to two years of imprisonment, five years of probation, and was ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $468,037 for his participation in an Amtrak ticket fraud scheme. Wilburn and his co-conspirators used stolen credit card information to make unauthorized purchases of Amtrak tickets and then canceled or exchanged those tickets for eVouchers. Subsequently, they sold the fraudulently obtained eVouchers on the internet. Wilburn pleaded guilty on October 24, 2019, to access device fraud and aggravated identity theft for his involvement in the eVoucher scheme.

In addition, Wilburn was sentenced to 30 years of imprisonment and five years of probation on November 14, 2024, for charges of Coercion and Enticement of a minor. Amtrak OIG agents discovered child pornography on Wilburn’s computer during the investigation, including images that showed Wilburn conducting sexual acts on a child. Wilburn pleaded guilty to one count of the charge on August 15, 2022.