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2022-08-22 13:48:17 -

Co-owner of Bill Hall Jr. Trucking charged in $9 million fraud scheme
Texas authorities arrested the former co-owner of Bill Hall Jr. Trucking in connection with a multi-million dollar payroll and insurance fraud scheme. This week, Francis Hall, 59, surrendered herself to police in Bexar County, Texas. Hall was indicted for fraud by a grand jury in Travis County, Texas, on June 30 and has been wanted since June 30. According to a news...

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2021-08-10 22:57:33 -

Two trucking execs sentenced for PPP fraud related to multi-million dollar FedEx bribery scheme
Two Utah residents have been sentenced to prison for an elaborate scheme involving Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) fraud and a related trucking bribery plot. Hubert Ivan Ugarte 52, and Lisa Bradshaw Rowberry, 49, were both sentenced for illegally obtaining a PPP loan for Frisbu Trucking, Incorporated, where both worked, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Rowberry was...

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2025-06-03 17:36:38 -

Atlantic County, New Jersey DPW Supervisor Accused of Stealing Diesel for His Private Trucking Business
Atlantic County, New Jersey — DPW Supervisor Accused of Stealing Diesel for His Private Trucking Business A supervisor with the Atlantic County Department of Public Works has been arrested and charged in connection with an alleged scheme to steal county fuel for use in his personal trucking company. Joseph L. Ridley, 47, of Mays Landing, was charged on Monday, June 2, 2025, with...

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2025-06-25 16:31:36 -

Cargo Theft Projected to Surge 22% by End of 2025 as Criminals Exploit VoIP, GPS Jamming, and Synthetic IDs
OAK BROOK, Ill. – As the trucking and logistics industry embraces digital tools for speed and efficiency, new security gaps are being exploited by criminals—leading to a surge in cargo theft, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB). In 2023, cargo crime losses reached over $1 billion for the first time. That figure is expected to rise another 22% by the end of 2025,...

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2026-03-07 19:26:17 -

Connecticut Trucking Company Owner Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Amazon Logistics of $3.5 Million by Creating 22 Fake Trucking Companies and Submitting Fraudulent Invoices for 1,000+ Loads He Never Moved
BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT — A 25-year-old trucking company owner has pleaded guilty to wire fraud after orchestrating a years-long scheme that defrauded Amazon Logistics of more than $3.5 million by registering dozens of fake trucking companies and submitting fraudulent invoices for cargo loads he never moved. Ameer Nasir, of Trumbull, Connecticut, owner of Pak Express Transport LLC,...

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2025-09-27 15:06:31 -

DOT Rule Targets 200,000 Non-Citizen Truckers, Halts Licensing in Several States Over CDL Violations
A sweeping regulatory change announced Friday by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is set to remove nearly 200,000 non-domiciled commercial drivers from the U.S. trucking industry. The new Interim Final Rule, issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), takes effect immediately and is already sparking intense debate over its scope and consequences....

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2025-03-31 16:16:23 -

Fake Shipping Contractor Steals $350,000 Worth of Beef From Tennessee Meatpacking Plant
BEAN STATION, Tenn. — Authorities are investigating after a fake shipping contractor made off with $350,000 worth of beef from a meatpacking plant in Bean Station, according to a report from the Grainger County Sheriff's Office. Deputies were called to Southeastern Provisions on Helton Road after two customers reported they never received their shipments of meat. The company’s...

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2026-03-12 16:44:40 -

Federal Court Sentences Utah Trucking Co-Owner in Decade-Long FedEx Bribery Scheme That Secured $150M in Contracts by Paying $300K in Bribes to a FedEx Manager
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — The co-owner of a Utah trucking company has been sentenced on federal fraud charges tied to a long-running bribery scheme involving FedEx Ground contracts. On February 3, 2026, Konstantin Mikhaylovich Tomilin was sentenced in U.S. District Court for the District of Utah to three years of supervised release, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation Office...

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2026-03-15 20:56:39 -

FMCSA Warns Trucking Industry Not to Buy, Sell, or Lease USDOT or MC Numbers — Violations Will Result in Immediate Deactivation and Revocation of All Related Registrations
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration published a bulletin on March 13, 2026, warning the trucking community that improperly transferred USDOT numbers and MC numbers will be deactivated, reaffirming long-standing agency policy amid heightened federal scrutiny of fraud and chameleon carriers within the trucking industry. "DO NOT Sell, Purchase, or Lease a...

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2026-02-06 20:48:46 -

NY Trucker Used Hacked Carrier Booking Emails to Steal $325K Snow Crab Load, Blueberries and $400K in Designer Cologne
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS — Federal prosecutors say a New York man is facing charges after allegedly taking part in a cargo theft scheme that used hacked email accounts from legitimate trucking companies to fraudulently book loads, pick them up under false pretenses, and then reroute the freight for illicit resale. Authorities identified the defendant as Romoy Forbes, 31, a Jamaican national...

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2025-11-06 17:33:31 -

Two Indian immigrants sentenced for running fake truck-driving schools in Ontario
ONTARIO, Canada — Gurvinder Singh, 69, and Gurpreet Singh, 37, two Indian immigrants, have been sentenced for operating fraudulent truck-driving schools that defrauded dozens of aspiring commercial drivers across Ontario. The two men were found guilty of fraud following a five-week trial in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. Investigators determined they ran unlicensed and...

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