FMCSA Border Inspector Sentenced to Six Months for Accepting Bribe
The Department of Transportation's Office of Inspector General states that Eric Hernandez, a former Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration motor carrier safety specialist, was sentenced to six months in prison for accepting a bribe. Mr. Hernandez, an FMCSA border inspector, sold a Level I Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) decal to the driver of a commercial motor vehicle knowing that the vehicle had not been inspected.
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Former Inspector Gets Six Months in Prison, Six Months Home Confinement
Mr. Hernandez, a former Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Motor Carrier Safety Specialist, was sentenced to six months imprisonment, six months home confinement and three years supervised release. He was also ordered to complete 120 hours of community service and pay a $100 special assessment.
(A CVSA decal is issued to commercial motor vehicles passing roadside or periodic inspections performed under the authority of any state government or the FMCSA. The activity was reported to the Texas Department of Public Safety (Texas DPS) who initiated an investigation and obtained video footage capturing the incident. Mr. Hernandez was subsequently arrested.)