Thread: FL- Five DMV employees arrested in driver's license fraud

Updated: 1:33 p.m.

Five DMV employees arrested in driver's license fraud
Suspects accused of providing licenses to illegal immigrants at office west of Delray

1:33 PM EDT, May 29, 2009

DELRAY BEACH - A multi-agency task force investigation led to the arrests of five driver's license examiners, the State Attorney's Office said.

The task force, headed up by the State Attorney's Office, was formed to investigate the issuance of Florida driver's licenses to illegal immigrants who produced fraudulent passports and/or U.S.I-94 forms as identity and proof of presence in the United States.

Each driver's license examiner was employed by the Department of Motor Vehicles and worked at the driver's license office at 14570 South Military Trail, west of Delray Beach.

The examiners were charged with the following: driver's license fraud, official misconduct, unlawful compensation and computer crimes.



The investigation is ongoing and the names of the suspects were not released.

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Jail time and big fines!

Delray Beach: 5 accused of issuing fake driver's licenses
May 30, 2009

Five Department of Motor Vehicle employees were arrested Friday and charged with issuing fraudulent driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants.

Authorities said the license examiners accepted fake passports and immigration documents to process the licenses at the Driver's License Office off South Military Trail, west of Delray Beach.

They were paid for their part in the scheme, according to an affidavit from the Florida Highway Patrol.

Those arrested were Melita Dera Zilea, 28; Maggie E. Nelson, 46; Debbie H. Collins, 42; Jashonda Kaliha Scott, 28; and Patreese Harvey, 28. They were charged with four felonies, each carrying a maximum of five years in prison. The five also were fired Friday.

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