Driving Instructor Who Bribed RMV Road Test Examiner Pleads Guilty Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts Dateline: Boston, Massachusetts Date: 19 March 2024 Subjects: American Government , Crime, Driver Licensing Topic: Ngan Dinh

BOSTON – A driving instructor pleaded guilty today to conspiring to defraud the Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) resulting in driver’s licenses being issued to applicants who did not pass the road test.

Ngan Dinh, 48, of Boston, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit honest services mail fraud. U.S. District Court Judge Patti B. Saris has scheduled a sentencing hearing for June 5, 2024.

Dinh paid a road test examiner at the Brockton RMV service center to misrepresent to the RMV that certain driver’s license applicants had passed their road test when in fact they had not. Some of the applicants did not even show up to take the test. As a result of the fraud, the RMV mailed driver’s licenses to applicants who had not proved they were qualified.

The charge of conspiracy to commit honest services mail fraud provides for a sentence of up to 20 years in prison, three years of supervised release and a $250,000 fine. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and statutes which govern the determination of a sentence in a criminal case.

Acting United States Attorney Joshua S. Levy; Michael J. Krol, Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations in New England; and Christopher A. Scharf, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General, Northeast Region, made the announcement today. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Christine J. Wichers and Adam W. Deitch of the Public Corruption & Special Prosecution Unit are prosecuting the case.

Updated March 19, 2024