EMPLOYEE SENTENCED FOR FRAUDULENT RECEIPT OF PANDEMIC-RELATED FUNDS
September 16, 2026 | Investigative Summaries
An Amtrak passenger conductor based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was sentenced September 16, 2026, in U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, to one day in prison, three years of probation, and was ordered to pay $52,500 in restitution. Our investigation found that the employee submitted two Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan applications and one Economic Injury Disaster Loan application that contained false information.
The Amtrak employee’s spouse was sentenced on June 11, 2026, for the fraudulent submission of three PPP loans and subsequent receipt of $53,845. 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.