Secure Borders: The Defense of the Nation...: WASHINGTON, DC: Two charged in illegal licenses scheme (Owner of Tropicana Eatery franchise in U.S. on temporary work permit charged with conspiring to commit identify fraud)

January 19, 2008

WASHINGTON, DC: Two charged in illegal licenses scheme (Owner of Tropicana Eatery franchise in U.S. on temporary work permit charged with conspiring to commit identify fraud)

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WASHINGTON, DC -- A local restaurant owner was part of a scheme to provide illegal immigrants with fraudulent driver’s licenses, authorities said Thursday as new details about a raid on the D.C. Department of Motor Vehicles center in Georgetown emerged.

Suspects purchased bogus IDs for several reasons; to hide their illegal immigrant status, because they couldn’t pass the driver’s test, or because they were involved in other criminal activities and wanted their identities hidden, FBI spokeswoman Debbie Weierman said.

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Posted by tyne at January 19, 2008