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Georgia Woman Indicted In Double Brokering Scheme

On July 10, 2012, Pauline Robinson-Kirkland, of Donalsonville, Georgia, was indicted in the Middle District of Georgia, Albany Division, for fraud by an interstate commercial carrier. The investigation revealed that Ms. Robinson-Kirkland used the Internet to access web sites where senders advertised loads of commercial freight available for transport. She bid on these loads of freight using the names of her various companies which are listed as having broker authority with FMCSA, and was awarded the bids. She led the sender to believe her trucking business would deliver the freight for the contracted price and the sender of the freight would send her payment at the agreed upon price. However, after accepting the bid, she would immediately re-advertise the job, using a different company name. She accepted bids from legitimate trucking companies and had them deliver the freight from the sender to the intended destination, never disclosing that she had arranged for the sender to send payment to her.

This investigation was worked jointly with the Decatur County Sheriff's Office, Decatur, Georgia.

Note:  Indictments, informations, and criminal complaints are only accusations by the Government.  All defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.