The decision to offer a commercial driver’s license skills tester $500 for a passing score did not pay off for an Idaho man.
On June 16, the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho sentenced Ryan Basnaw to time served, a $2,000 fine and a $100 special assessment.
According to court documents, Basnaw offered and agreed to pay a CDL skills tester $500 in cash for a passing score on the CDL skills test without taking the test in July 2025.
“Basnaw did so corruptly and with the intent to influence and reward the CDL skills test, so that Basnaw could have three restrictions removed from his CDL without taking the required CDL test,” a U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Idaho news release said.
To obtain a CDL in Idaho, applicants must receive a passing score on a CDL skills test administered by a CDL skills test examiner, among other requirements.
The Idaho Transportation Department contracts with third-party CDL skills test examiners to administer skills tests.
In 2025, the Idaho Department of Motor Vehicles received more than $10,000 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation through a CDL program implementation grant, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office news release.
Basnaw pleaded guilty on March 26 to one felony count of federal programs fraud. LL
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