Driving instructor pleads guilty in scheme to pass license applicants who failed road test

A Boston driving instructor pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiring to defraud the Registry of Motor Vehicles, authorities announced. 

Ngan Dinh, 48, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit honest services mail fraud, according to the office of Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts Joshua Levy. Dinh is accused of bribing a road test examiner at the Brockton RMV to tell the RMV that certain driver’s license applicants passed their road tests when they had not and some did not even show up to take the test, according to prosecutors. 

As a result of the fraud, the RMV mailed out driver’s licenses to people who had not proven they were qualified to be on the road, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office.

A charge of conspiracy to commit honest services mail fraud can result in up to 20 years in prison, according to prosecutors. 

Dinh will return to court on June 5 for a sentencing hearing.

Dialynn Dwyer

Dialynn Dwyer is a reporter and editor at Boston.com, covering breaking and local news across Boston and New England.

 

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