Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation) OIG

An Amtrak electrician based in Chicago, Illinois, was sentenced March 26, 2026, in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, to two years of probation and was ordered to pay $25,000 in restitution and 30 hours of community service, after pleading guilty to one count of theft by deception. Our...

An Amtrak on-board services supervisor based in Queens, New York, was terminated from employment on March 26, 2026, following his administrative hearing. Our investigation found that the former employee violated company policies by ordering unauthorized cleaning supplies from the company, such as a...

An Amtrak conductor based in Fort Worth, Texas, retired from the company on March 4, 2026, while under investigation. The employee was under investigation for failure to report a felony conviction, acting aggressively toward coworkers and passengers, and for posting threatening messages on social...

An Amtrak machinist based in Beech Grove, Indiana, was terminated from employment on February 23, 2026, following an administrative hearing. Our investigation found that the former employee violated company policy by failing to report his felony conviction within 48 hours as required by the company...

A high-speed rail technician based in New York City resigned from his position on February 10, 2026, prior to his administrative hearing. We found that the former employee violated company policies by working a second full-time job at a hospital while he was on company time. The former employee is...

Ajmal Atherton, a resident of Brooklyn, New York, was sentenced on January 28, 2026, in Kings Supreme Criminal Court, to three years of probation and was ordered to pay $35,250 in restitution. Our investigation found that Atherton applied for and received over $35,000 in fraudulent New York State...

Octavia Murphy, a resident of Bourbonnais, Illinois, pleaded guilty on January 27, 2026, in U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois, to one count conspiracy to commit wire fraud and four counts wire fraud. In the same investigation, Regina Murphy, a resident of Kankakee, Illinois, pleaded...

An Amtrak lead ticket agent based in Sanford, Florida, and an Amtrak onboard services trainee based in Lorton, Virgina, resigned from employment on January 6, 2026, and December 18, 2025, respectively, while under investigation. Our investigation found that the former lead ticket agent stole several...

An Amtrak train attendant based in Chicago, Illinois, entered into a Pre-Trial Diversion Agreement on October 7, 2025, with the United States Attorney’s Office and the United States District Court where she agreed to a period of 18 months of supervised release and restitution of $30,933. Our...

An Amtrak extra board train attendant based in Seattle, Washington, was terminated from employment on February 23, 2026, following his administrative hearing. Our investigation found that the former employee violated company policies by misrepresenting his role at the company to two individuals...