New York trucking company owner sentenced to 45 months in jail

A Rochester, New York trucking company owner has been sentenced to jail for lying to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Tony Kirik, a/k/a Anatoliy Kirik, 43, of Rochester, New York who was convicted by a federal jury of making false statements to the Federal Motor Commission Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, and conspiring to do the same, was sentenced to serve 45 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Melissa M. Marangola, who handled the prosecution of the case, said 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 a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of New York. 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, when in fact, the new company was merely an extension of the prior company.

At trial, it was shown that Kirik’s actions jeopardized the safety of the nation’s highways and roadways from unsafe tractor trailers, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office.