EMPLOYEE AGREES TO CIVIL SETTLEMENT FOR THE FRAUDULENT RECEIPT OF PAYROLL PROTECTION PROGRAM LOAN

On November 4, 2022, an Amtrak motor equipment operator, based in Miami, Florida, signed a civil settlement agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Florida, and agreed to pay $22,904 in restitution and a $6,000 penalty. Our investigation found that the employee submitted a fraudulent application to obtain a Payroll Protection Program loan for a business that did not exist, resulting in the receipt of funds to which he was not entitled.