Two current and two former state troopers have been indicted in an alleged bribery scheme. The troopers and two civilians have been charged in a federal indictment accusing them of taking bribes to pass commercial driver's license applicants.
Those charged include State Police Sergeant Gary Cederquest, who was in charge of the commercial inspection unit.
"According to the charging document, between in on or about May 2019 and January 2023, Cederquist, Butner, Mendes, Rogers and others conspired to give preferential treatment to at least 17 CDL applicants by agreeing to give passing scores on their skills tests whether or not they actually passed, using the code word “golden” to identify these applicants who received special treatment," US Attorney Joshua Levy said.
The others named in the federal indictment are current trooper Joel Roberts and retired troopers Calvin Butler and Perry Mendez.
If convicted, the men face up to 20 years in prison.
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