LSP: OMV worker issued licenses, IDs to illegal aliens
Ashley Mott, Monroe News Star Published 3:09 p.m. CT June 15, 2018 | Updated 3:20 p.m. CT June 15, 2018
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A woman who worked at the Office of Motor Vehicles in West Monroe is facing multiple charges after she reportedly provided driver's licenses and identification cards to immigrants in the United States illegally.
According to an arrest warrant for Paula McKelvey, age 56, the Louisiana State Police Criminal Investigation Division received information about Mexican immigrants illegally obtaining driver's licenses.
A subsequent investigation revealed that McKelvey, between November 14, 2016 and February 8, 2018, issued at least 17 licenses and 8 identification cards to immigrants living here illegally.
During an April 12 interview, McKelvey reportedly told troopers she improperly issued driver's licenses.
She said she did not check passports for a required stamp and said most of the aliens did not have required I-94, or arrival/departure, forms. The warrant states McKelvey said she did not check the aliens through the SAVE system — the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements Program.
Per the warrant, McKelvey admitted some of the aliens did not give her the proper paperwork, such as an out-of-state driver's license. Instead, they provided a license number that she allowed to be placed on the application forms the aliens sued to qualify for a driver's license.
According to the report, if McKelvey would have checked the numbers through the provided databases, she would have noticed the numbers were false. The warrant does not specify a reason why McKelvey did not run the checks.
McKelvey was booked into Ouachita Correctional Center on charges of malfeasance in office and injuring public records.
Bail was set at $4,000, and the suspect bonded out on Thursday. Court records do not indicate if McKelvey has obtained an attorney.
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