A Lynn man has been charged with creating a false identification document as part of a scheme to fraudulently obtain a state commercial driver’s license, federal prosecutors announced Thursday. Rudy Nolasco, 42, appeared in court on Tuesday and was released under certain conditions, according to a statement from U.S. Attorney Leah B. Foley’s office.
Prosecutors allege that Nolasco conspired with an accomplice, Frank Castro, to cheat on the commercial driver’s license exam. Nolasco reportedly used a Bluetooth earpiece, smuggled into the testing center, to receive answers during the exam, which he had previously failed. The scheme involved Castro providing the answers remotely to Nolasco.
Castro was sentenced in May to time served, roughly 23 months, for his role in the operation after admitting to an undercover agent that he could facilitate cheating on the commercial permit exam. During a recorded meeting with the undercover agent, Nolasco reportedly detailed the plan, including payment arrangements for Castro and instructions on how to use the Bluetooth device to cheat on the exam.
It was not immediately known whether Nolasco had secured legal representation. The investigation remains ongoing.