Former Employee Pleads Guilty to Financial Institution Fraud

A former Amtrak electrician in Chicago pleaded guilty in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, to Financial Institution Fraud on June 9, 2021. The former employee was sentenced on the same date to one year probation and paid $11,944.44 in restitution to US Bank. Our investigation found that the former employee established a business and used it to engage in fraudulent credit card schemes.