DOT IG: Former FMCSA Border Investigator Convicted & Sentenced for Extortion
July 30, 2023
July 30, 2023
WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Inspector General's Office of Investigations issued the following investigation report:
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On June 12, 2023, former Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Border Investigator Patrick Gorena was convicted and sentenced for extortion in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Gorena was sentenced to 10 months of incarceration, 36 months of supervised release, a $5,000 fine, an . . .
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On June 12, 2023, former Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Border Investigator Patrick Gorena was convicted and sentenced for extortion in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Gorena was sentenced to 10 months of incarceration, 36 months of supervised release, a $5,000 fine, an . . .