Rehoboth Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Falsify CDL Test Scores and Perjury

BOSTON – A Rehoboth man pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to his role in an alleged conspiracy to falsify records by giving passing scores to four Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) applicants who did not take the CDL skills test as required by federal law. The defendant also pleaded guilty to perjury for lying to a federal grand jury.

Scott Camara, 44, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to falsify records and one count of perjury. U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani scheduled sentencing for July 21, 2025. In January 2024, Camara was charged in a 74-count indictment along with five others in the alleged conspiracy and related schemes.

According to court documents, members of Massachusetts State Police (MSP) CDL Unit were responsible for administering CDL skills tests. Test requirements for CDLs are established by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, which is part of the U.S. Department of Transportation. The CDL skills test is a demanding, in-person test that consists of three segments: Vehicle Inspection, in which an applicant is tested on their knowledge of the vehicle; Basic Control Skills, in which an applicant is tested on their ability to perform certain maneuvers; and the Road Test, in which an applicant is tested on their ability to drive a commercial vehicle on an open roadway.

According to the charging document, in October 2021, Camara allegedly conspired with then-MSP Sergeant Gary Cederquist to give passing scores to four MSP troopers who had applied for Class A CDLs, but who did not actually take the required CDL skills test.

It is alleged that the test takers were given preferential treatment by Cederquist, who falsely reported that each trooper took and passed a Class A skills test. It is alleged, however, that in reality Camara drove around the testing site with each of the four troopers in a truck cab which did not qualify as a Class A vehicle because it did not have an attached trailer, and neither Cederquist nor any other member of the CDL Unit administered a skills test to the troopers. Camara filled out portions of each trooper’s Road Test Application with false information, including the make, model and registration for an absent trailer, as well as the “Sponsor Information” section, in which Camara falsely claimed to be the sponsor for each of the troopers.

Camara also pleaded guilty to perjury for false statements made to a federal grand jury in May 2023. Testifying under oath before the grand jury, Camara falsely claimed that he had neither filled out the vehicle and sponsor information sections of three of the troopers’ CDL Road Test Applications, nor signed the forms.

All CDL recipients identified as not qualified during the course of this investigation have been reported to the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles.  

On April 7, 2025, former Trooper Calvin Butner, a co-defendant, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to falsify records, three counts of falsifying records and five counts of making false statements. Former Trooper Perry Mendes, also a co-defendant, pleaded guilty on April 14, 2025, to one count of conspiracy to falsify records, three counts of falsifying records and two counts of making false statements. On March 21, 2025, civilian co-defendant Eric Mathison pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit extortion.

The charge of conspiracy to falsify records provides for a sentence of up to 20 years in prison, up to three years of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000. The charge of perjury provides for a sentence of up to five years in prison, up to three years of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and statutes which govern the determination of a sentence in a criminal case.

United States Attorney Leah B. Foley; Michael J. Krol, Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations in New England; and Christopher A. Scharf, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General, Northeast Region made the announcement today. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Christine J. Wichers and Adam W. Deitch of the Public Corruption & Special Prosecutions Unit are prosecuting the case.

The details contained in the charging documents are allegations. The remaining defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.