Six plead guilty in Louisiana CDL bribery scheme
Federal authorities are expanding audits of testing centers and removing training schools from the official registry. Carriers should verify their current providers remain approved.
Six people have entered guilty pleas for running a commercial driver license bribery operation in Louisiana. The operation allowed over one hundred applicants to receive licenses while skipping knowledge exams, skills tests, and mandatory training programs.
Records indicate the ringleader received an average of five thousand dollars per license. He forwarded applicant photos and requested specific endorsements to state agency workers. Those workers took cash payments and free meals.
Each defendant could receive a maximum of ten years in prison. Additional penalties include three years of supervised release, a one hundred dollar assessment fee, and fines reaching two hundred fifty thousand dollars. Three defendants will appear for sentencing on October twenty-eight. The other three will face sentencing on December two.
These convictions are part of a wider federal effort against licensing fraud. Transportation officials recently pulled over one hundred training schools from the official registry. Independent skills testing centers are also under review.
Source: Land Line — https://landline.media/cdls-for-cash-scheme-could-mean-prison-time/
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