Scale operator guilty of taking kickbacks for letting trucks through without load ticket or payment

A jury in Florida convicted a man on grand theft charges for a trucking kickback scheme.

Ray Richard Bernaldez Sotomayor was found guilty on a charge of First Degree Grand Theft with a finding of $100,000 or more after a two-day trial in Lee County, Florida.

Bernaldez Sotomayor was arrested on the job by the Lee County Sheriff’s Office in April 2025 following an investigation into fraudulent activity at a worksite…

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