Idaho CDL abilities check supplier pleads responsible to taking bribes

A former CDL abilities tester in Idaho might resist 20 years in jail and a $250,000 for accepting bribes for offering some candidates with passing scores. 

Kelly Nathaniel Goodman, 71, of Gooding, Idaho, pleaded responsible to wire fraud, U.S. Legal professional Josh Hurwit introduced Wednesday.

In line with courtroom data, the Idaho Transportation Division contracts with third-party CDL abilities check examiners to manage CDL abilities assessments. Goodman was an Idaho CDL abilities check examiner from the Nineties to 2021, based on a press release from Hurwit.

Goodman accepted bribes in return for offering passing scores on Idaho CDL abilities assessments. Goodman particularly pleaded responsible to receiving a bribe on Aug. 31, 2021, in return for giving a person a passing rating on an Idaho CDL abilities check.

Between December 2017 and Might 2020, Goodman accepted quite a few bribes in alternate for giving passing scores on assessments. Throughout that point, Goodman obtained at the least $38,000 in bribes.

Goodman is scheduled to be sentenced on June 22. As a part of a plea settlement, Goodman agreed to pay restitution to the Idaho Transportation Division and U.S. Division of Transportation and to pay a forfeiture cash judgment of at the least $38,000. A federal district courtroom decide will decide any sentence after contemplating the U.S. Sentencing Pointers and different statutory elements.