Sarasota employee charged with drivers' license fraud
HERALD STAFF REPORT

SARASOTA - A driver's license examiner at the Sarasota County Tax Collector's Office was arrested today after she allegedly changed immigrants' citizenship status and provided them licenses, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

Elunda C. Morrison, 43, was charged with a total of 19 criminal violations after being under investigation for four months by the FHP and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Authorities said Morrison changed the citizenship status of four people to U.S. Citizen in the drivers license computer system. Changing their status allowed her to renew their expired licenses.

Morrison was arrested on four counts of drivers license fraud, four counts of official misconduct, two counts of unlawful compensation for official behavior, one count of organized fraud, four counts of conspiracy to commit drivers license fraud and four counts of falsifying records.

Morrison is being held at the Sarasota County Jail without bond until her first appearance Saturday morning.

The case remains under investigation and more arrests are expected, a press release from Sarasota County said.
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