The operator of an interstate trucking company who was convicted by a federal jury of making false statements to federal regulators about the company’s safety rating has been sentenced to 45 months in prison.
Prosecutors identified the man as Tony Kirik, a/k/a Anatoliy Kirik, of Rochester, New York. He was found guilty of lying to the Federal Motor Commission Safety Administration (FMCSA).
Assistant U.S. Attorney Melissa M. Marangola, who handled the prosecution, stated that Kirik operated a multiple million-dollar trucking business called Dallas Logistics. When applying to the FMCSA for authority to operate as an interstate carrier, Kirik submitted false documents regarding the safety rating of his trucking business. Further, when undergoing compliance reviews and safety audits by the FMSCA. Kirik provided false statements and information regarding the many safety violations incurred by his business, according to prosecutors.
To trick the FMSCA regarding the safety of this trucking business, Kirik started new companies using various family members’ names and an employee’s name to make it appear that these new companies were independent and not affiliated with the prior business that incurred the negative safety ratings. However, in fact, the new company was merely an extension of the prior company.
At trial, prosecutors showed that Kirik’s actions jeopardized the safety of the nation’s highways and roadways from unsafe tractor trailers.
Topics Trucking
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