Leah B. Foley United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts | Department of Justice
A Brockton man has been sentenced in federal court for his role in a bribery scheme involving the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV). Carlos Cardoso, 72, the former owner of a driving school, received a sentence of time served—one day in prison—followed by two years of supervised release. The first six months of his supervised release will be spent under home incarceration. He was also ordered to pay a $5,500 fine.
Cardoso pleaded guilty in June 2025 to one count of honest services mail fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit honest services mail fraud. His indictment by a federal grand jury took place in May 2024.
According to court documents, Cardoso paid more than $20,000 in cash bribes to a road test examiner at the Brockton RMV service center. These payments were made so that certain driver’s license applicants would be falsely reported as having passed their road tests. In some cases, applicants did not even take the test but still received licenses as a result of the fraudulent activity.
United States Attorney Leah B. Foley stated: "United States Attorney Leah B. Foley; Michael J. Krol, Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations in New England; and Brian C. Gallagher, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General, Northeast Region made the announcement today." Assistant U.S. Attorney Christine Wichers from the Public Corruption & Special Prosecutions Unit prosecuted the case.
