Former FMCSA employee sentenced to jail for soliciting and accepting bribe from trucking firm
A U.S. Division of Transportation employee has been sentenced to jail on an extortion cost after he admitted to asking for a bribe in alternate for offering a trucking firm with a positive security report.
On June 12, 2023, former Federal Motor Service Security Administration (FMCSA) Border Investigator Patrick Gorena was sentenced to 10 months in jail, a $5,000 wonderful, and a $100 particular evaluation within the U.S. District Court docket for the Southern District of Texas.
Earlier this yr Gorena pleaded responsible to an extortion cost.
Authorities say that “Gorena admitted that when auditing a trucking firm, he didn’t report security violations that may have uncovered the corporate to potential fines and the lack of their DOT license. In return, Gorena demanded $3,500.”
Gorena was finally caught accepting $2,000 from an secret agent posing as a consultant from a trucking firm.
This case was investigated by the U.S. Division of Transportation – Workplace of the Inspector Normal and the FBI.
