Investigations
Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Using False Identity to Obtain a CDL
October 24, 2002
Summary
Reubin R. Pete pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Cincinnati, OH, to making false statements to FMCSA concerning commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs). Pete, who has never held a valid CDL and is unqualified to drive a tractor-trailer, assumed the identity of a truck driver licensed in North Carolina. He then obtained a CDL in Ohio and began driving tractor-trailers in interstate commerce for Transcontinental Systems, Inc. In the process, he falsified documents related to CDLs, driver’s logs, drug testing, and employment applications.