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Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation)
Employee Agrees to Civil Settlement After Falsifying PPP Loan Application
An Amtrak electrician based in New Orleans, Louisiana, signed a civil settlement agreement on October 29, 2025, with the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Louisiana. The employee agreed to pay $23,579 in damages and a penalty of $5,000 for the improper receipt of a Paycheck Protection Program Loan (PPP). Our investigation found that he falsified a PPP loan application, resulting in receipt of a $20,833 loan to which he was not entitled.
An Amtrak trackman based in New Orleans, Louisiana, signed a civil settlement agreement on October 29, 2025, with the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Louisiana. The employee agreed to pay $10,000 in restitution and a penalty of $4,000 for the improper receipt of an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) advance. Our investigation found that he falsified an EIDL loan application, resulting in receipt of a $10,000 loan to which he was not entitled.
An Amtrak pipe fitter based in New Orleans, Louisiana, signed a civil settlement agreement on October 29, 2025, with the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Louisiana. The employee agreed to pay $22,299 in damages and a penalty of $5,000 for the improper receipt of a Paycheck Protection Program Loan (PPP). Our investigation found that he falsified a PPP loan application, resulting in receipt of a $19,625 loan to which he was not entitled.
Quinton Johnson, a former Amtrak employee from Irvington, New Jersey, pleaded guilty on October 28, 2025, in U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, to conspiracy to commit health care fraud. As a result, the court ordered Johnson to forfeit all property, real or personal, in the amount of $4,900. Our investigation found that Johnson and codefendants allowed health care providers to use their insurance information to bill Amtrak’s health care plan for false and fraudulent claims and for services that were not provided or medically unnecessary. In exchange, Johnson and codefendants accepted cash kickbacks worth thousands of dollars from the health care providers.
Judicial proceedings for the codefendants in this investigation are ongoing.
