A former supervisor for Miami-Dade Transit and his wife received their sentences in a federal court on Tuesday for their involvement in a bribery scheme concerning Metrorail repair and maintenance contracts. Dale Robinson, the ex-track and guideway supervisor, and his spouse Marcia Robinson were sentenced by U.S. District Judge K. Michael Moore after pleading guilty to the charges against them. According to a press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida, Dale Robinson was sentenced to 18 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release, while Marcia Robinson received a sentence of three years' probation.
The admitted facts state that as Miami-Dade Transit's acting General Superintendent, Dale Robinson was in a position to influence the contractor selection for Metrorail's track maintenance work, during which time he solicited a bribe from contractor Jessie Bledsoe. Bledsoe, the co-owner of JB Railroad Contracting, Inc., was seeking contracts with Miami-Dade Transit when he agreed to pay the bribe, intended to sway Dale Robinson's selection process for a welding project. Marcia Robinson's involvement included creating a company and bank account to receive the bribe payments, ultimately totaling $75,956, which Dale Robinson has already forfeited to the United States, as detailed by the U.S. Attorney's Office.
U.S. Attorney Hayden P. O’Byrne, Special Agent in Charge Brett D. Skiles of FBI Miami, and Inspector General Felix Jimenez of the Miami-Dade County Office of Inspector General jointly announced the outcome of the case. The prosecution was led by Assistant U.S. Attorney Edward N. Stamm, with Assistant U.S. Attorney Marx Calderon overseeing forfeiture matters. Bledsoe, having also pleaded guilty to paying a bribe, awaits his sentencing scheduled for October 3.
In relation to the interconnected misdeeds, Marcia Robinson pleaded guilty to misprision of a felony for her role in concealing the bribery scheme. Although not fully privy to the details of her husband's illicit activities, she was aware that the payments from Bledsoe were not legitimate and chose not to inform authorities. The press release explicitly states, "Despite this, she did not inform authorities of her husband’s crime, and her actions helped conceal his criminal activity."
Further updates on this case can be found at the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida's website, while related court documents are accessible via the District Court for the Southern District of Florida's website or PACER, under case number 25-cr-20168.
