An investigation revealed that Alonzo Blackman of San Antonio had issued 215 fraudulent commercial driver's licenses and was paid approximately $1,000 for each one.
employee has been sentenced to two years in prison for his role in a commercial driver's license bribery and fraud scheme.pled guilty in February 2020 to one count of conspiracy to commit mail and honest services fraud in connection to the scheme. He has also been ordered to pay a $215,000 money judgment.
According to court documents, between January 2017 and June 2019, Blackman was an employee with Texas DPS and oversaw the issuance of CDLs, which permit the holder to drive and operate large commercial vehicles and buses. InAn investigation revealed that Blackman had not administered the skills tests to applicants, but passed them as if the test had been conducted, says the US Attorney's Office. Blackman had issued 215 fraudulent CDLs and was paid approximately $1,000 for each one.
Two co-defendants in the case also received bribes: 43-year-old Fernando Guardado Vasquez of San Antonio and 55-year-old Marino Maury Diaz-Leon, a Cuban national living in San Antonio. Both Vazquez and Diaz-Leon pled guilty to one count each of conspiracy to commit mail and honest services fraud. Diaz-Leon was sentenced to a year and a day in prison. Vazquez is scheduled to be sentenced in August.
According to the US Attorney's Office, of the 215 fraudulent CDLs, 197 went to Cuban nationals; 11 to U.S. citizens; one to a Dominican Republic national; one to an Ethiopian national; one to an Iraqi national; one to a Puerto Rican national; one to a Ukrainian national; and two to Mexican nationals.that I have read and agree
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Former ‘Cheer’ star Jerry Harris sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for sex crimesThe actor from Naperville was indicted in December 2020 on charges alleging misconduct in Illinois, Florida and Texas. Federal prosecutors also alleged that...
Read more »
Former Chicago Alderman Patrick Daley Thompson sentenced to 4 months in prisonFormer Chicago Alderman Patrick Daley Thompson, nephew of former Mayor Richard M. Daley, was sentenced to four months in prison.
Read more »
Former 'Cheer' star Jerry Harris sentenced to 12 years in prison for sex crimesNEW: Jerry Harris, a former star of the popular Netflix docuseries 'Cheer,' has been sentenced to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to sex crime charges earlier this year.
Read more »
Jerry Harris of ‘Cheer’ sentenced to 12 years in prison for sex crimes involving minorsJerry Harris, the former star of hit Netflix docuseries “Cheer” and a native of west suburban Naperville, has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for soliciting sex from minors.
Read more »
Former ‘Cheer’ star Jerry Harris sentenced to 12 years in prison on child porn, solicitation chargesProsecutors say former 'Cheer' star Jerry Harris used 'his status as a competitive cheerleader, his social media persona, and eventually his celebrity and money, to persuade and entice' young victims.
Read more »
Jerry Harris, former 'Cheer' star, sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for sex crimesHarris pleaded guilty in February to a child pornography charge after persuading a minor to send him sexually explicit photographs in exchange for money. He also pleaded guilty to a charge of traveling for illicit sex with minors.
Read more »