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DOT Investigator Charged with Demanding $3,500 to Overlook Tucking Safety Violations

Patrick Gorena, a former border investigator for DOT’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, has been charged with bribery and extortion, after allegedly minimizing a trucking company's safety violations in exchange for a $2,000 bribe; he originally demanded $3,500.

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