All Investigations Documents
October 13, 2026 | Investigations Press Release
OIG-supported investigation leads to charges in alleged $17 million pandemic loan, tax fraud scheme
October 13, 2026
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia woman was arrested and charged with 69 counts for allegedly using fraudulent pandemic loan… Read more
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October 13, 2026 | Investigations Press Release
Three sentenced to prison for roles in $12 million health care fraud conspiracy targeting Amtrak
October 13, 2026
NEWARK, N.J. – A former Amtrak employee and two New York health care providers were sentenced last week to federal prison for their… Read more
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October 12, 2026 | Investigations Press Release
Amtrak OIG investigation leads to guilty plea in $2.3 million PPP fraud scheme
October 12, 2026
DETROIT – Jawan Simpson, 37, of Farmington Hills, Michigan, pleaded guilty September 29, 2026, to one count of wire fraud for… Read more
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September 29, 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,… Read more
September 25, 2026 | Investigations Press Release
Amtrak OIG investigation leads to three guilty pleas in $3.5 million pandemic relief fraud scheme
September 25, 2026
RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Three California residents pleaded guilty this week to wire fraud for their roles in a scheme that bilked… Read more
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September 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. Our… Read more
September 21, 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
FORT WAYNE—A former Amtrak employee and Indiana resident pleaded guilty June 24, 2026, for her role in a fraud scheme that bilked… Read more
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September 18, 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… Read more
September 16, 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. District Court, Eastern District of New… Read more
September 10, 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… Read more