ST. LOUIS – A decade-long DMV fraud case came to a head on Tuesday with a prison sentence for the convicted ringleader.

Judge Mathew Schelp looked at defendant Gary Wilds before announcing his prison time and called out Wild’s “…lack of respect for the law.”

Wilds was allowed to walk out of court to prepare for his prison time, before turning himself in. He declined to talk on camera but said in court, “I know what I did was wrong.”

Federal prosecutors alleged hundreds of drivers who went to Wilds for help dealing with the DMV.

“They thought they were saving time,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Tracy Berry said, “…saving time by hiring somebody that had a company, that was registered by the State of Missouri – to go and stand in line for them.”

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