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Driving school owner pleads guilty to bribery scheme, federal prosecutors say

Por: The Boston Globe Nation April 05, 2023

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A driving school owner pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal charges that he bribed a Registry of Motor Vehicles worker to issue driver’s licenses to people who didn’t pass or even take the road test, US Attorney Rachael Rollins’s office said.Estevao Semedo, 61, of Brockton, entered his plea in US District Court in Boston to a sole count of conspiracy to commit honest services mail fraud, with sentencing slated for Aug. 1, federal... + full article



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