Former Mariner Admits To Facilitating Bribes, Two Others Plead Guilty, In Coast Guard Test-Fixing Scheme
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NEW ORLEANS, LA –U.S Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that on March 5, 2021 three pleaded guilty related to a test score-fixing scheme at a United States Coast Guard exam center, bringing the total number of defendants convicted in this matter to 19.
SHARRON ROBINSON, a former maritime industry worker, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the United States. In a factual basis filed into the record,
ROBINSON admitted that she acted as an intermediary between Coast Guard exam center employee Beverly McCrary and merchant mariners who were willing to pay for false passing exam scores. The exams tested mariners’ knowledge and training to safely operate under the authority of licenses, which were legally required to work various positions on vessels.
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