A former Massachusetts State Police trooper from Wareham pleads guilty to federal charges related to fraud in awarding commercial driver's licenses.
Sixty-four-year-old Perry Mendes admitted to his role in the conspiracy to falsify records by giving passing scores to applicants who failed or didn't take the CDL skills test. In January of 2024,
Mendes was charged in a 74-count indictment along with five others allegedly involved in the scheme.
Mendes pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to falsify records, three counts of falsifying records and two counts of making false statements.
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