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One Employee and One Chicago Resident Plead Guilty in Pandemic Relief Fraud Scheme (OIG-WS-2026-359)

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An Office of Inspector General web summary, OIG-WS-2026-359, posted October 12, 2026, for Case Number 23-0113-I. It reports that an Amtrak Assistant Passenger Conductor of Bourbonnais, Illinois, and Kayla Williamson of Chicago, Illinois pleaded guilty on September 15, 2026 and September 29, 2026, respectively, in U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois, to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud. The summary states that its investigation found that they and 12 co-defendants submitted false information to the Small Business Administration and its participating lenders to receive EIDL advances, PPP loans and PPP loan forgiveness. It states that the employee received $12,125 and Williamson $9,000.

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  ONE EMPLOYEE AND ONE CHICAGO RESIDENT PLEAD GUILTY
                   IN PANDEMIC RELIEF FRAUD SCHEME


                               Activity Date: 09/29/2026
                            Date Posted: October 12, 2026
                                Case Number: 23-0113-I
                         Web Summary: OIG-WS-2026-359

An Amtrak Assistant Passenger Conductor, of Bourbonnais, Illinois and Kayla
Williamson, of Chicago, Illinois pleaded guilty on September 15, 2026, and September
29, 2026, respectively, in U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois, to conspiracy to
commit wire fraud and wire fraud.

Our investigation found that these defendants, along with 12 co-defendants, submitted
false information to the Small Business Administration and its participating lenders to
receive Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) advances, Paycheck Protection Program
(PPP) loans, and PPP loan forgiveness. As a result of the scheme, the employee received
$12,125 and Williamson received $9,000 to which they were not entitled.

Judicial proceedings for five additional codefendants are ongoing.




                       10 G Street, NE, 3W-300, Washington D.C., 20002
                         202.906.4600 / Fraud Hotline 800.468.5469
                                      www.amtrakoig.gov

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