Posted on Friday, 09.18.09
13 charged in illegal driver's license ring

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. -- Prosecutors say more than a dozen people are facing charges for their part in a Delray Beach ring that issued driver's licenses to possibly thousands of illegal immigrants.

Authorities began rounding up four state Department of Motor Vehicles license examiners and six outside facilitators Wednesday. Two of the license examiners had already been arrested in May, along with three other examiners.

The 13 people each face multiple charges related to bringing van loads of immigrants - mostly from Haiti, Guatemala and Mexico - to the Delray Beach DMV office with fake documents. From January 2008 to April 2009, prosecutors say the immigrants were directed to examiners who provided valid licenses after receiving fees ranging from $500 to $2,500.

The investigation is ongoing.


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