{"id":9402,"date":"2015-02-17T16:11:22","date_gmt":"2015-02-18T00:11:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=9402"},"modified":"2015-02-17T16:12:30","modified_gmt":"2015-02-18T00:12:30","slug":"dmv-employee-admits-accepting-bribes-attorneys-exchange-helping-clients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=9402","title":{"rendered":"DMV Employee Admits to Accepting Bribes from Attorneys In Exchange for Helping Their Clients"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"FBI<\/a>
FBI Photo Image<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

SAN DIEGO<\/strong> \u2013 A former Department of Motor Vehicles employee who accepted bribes from attorneys in exchange for helping their clients get positive results in hearings plead guilty to conspiracy to accept bribes, according to authorities.<\/p>\n

Alva Benavidez<\/strong> worked at the California Driver Safety Office at the Department of Motor Vehicles<\/strong> since August 2000.<\/p>\n

Appearing before U.S. Magistrate Judge Karen S. Crawford <\/strong>this month,\u00a0Benavidez admitted that she accepted more than $5,000 in cash and gifts from attorneys and their law firms in exchange for helping their clients obtain positive results in DMV hearings and unauthorized temporary licenses, officials said.<\/p>\n

Benavidez also accepted\u00a0gifts including cash, gift certificates, sunglasses, purses and other items of value, officials said.<\/p>\n