Crime & Safety
Montgomery County Man Pleads Guilty in Government Bribery Case
Scheme involved export of vehicles.
A Montgomery County man has pleaded guilty to receiving bribes in federal court in connection with enabling a vehicle exporter to avoid paying Virginia about $25,000 in fees.
Francisco Samayoa Hernandez, 33, of Silver Spring, was a supervising tax assessor in Arlington County, VA. He admitted Tuesday in federal court in Alexandria that he received $11,000 for providing titles and falsifying paperwork that let the exporter escape taxes on Lamborghini and other expensive cars, The Washington Post reported.
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