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A Florida man who talked his way out of a ticket by claiming to be a federal agent pushed his luck by complaining about the traffic stop, police said. Robert Pinto of Hollywood, FL, is now charged with impersonating an officer. The charge is a felony that could bring a prison term. Investigators say Pinto was pulled over Monday for failing to come to a complete stop at an intersection. He allegedly told the police officer who stopped him that he was an agent with the General Services Administration, the agency in charge of U.S. government buildings, and showed him a card. The officer let Pinto off with a warning, although he may have been doubtful about him, since he noted on his report that the backdoors of Pinto’s jeep advertised discount T-shirts. Later that
day, Pinto came to the police station and complained about the stop. He was arrested after police decided he was a GSA vendor, not an agent, and his card was confiscated.