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19 October 2026

Failed CDL exams, $3,000 payments and Bluetooth cheating scheme lead to federal charges

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Failed CDL exams, $3,000 payments and Bluetooth cheating scheme lead to federal charges

A Massachusetts man who repeatedly failed commercial driving exams now faces federal charges involving a Bluetooth cheating scheme . Investigators accuse Rudy Romero Nolasco, 42, of receiving answers through a concealed earpiece during his commercial learner’s permit examination. Phone records connected his testing activity to Frank Castro, who later received a federal conviction. Prosecutors announced the charges on October 15, 2026, nearly five years after the alleged misconduct. Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles records show Nolasco failed three sets of commercial driving examinations in January 2016.

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