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Bay County Sheriff’s Office Assists ICE, Eight Individuals Taken Into Custody
- On Thursday, Florida officials arrested eight people in Bay County for running a scheme that sold driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants.
- The arrests followed a multi-agency investigation revealing two compromised DMV employees issuing licenses fraudulently in exchange for cash.
- Investigators found buyers bypassed required tests and traveled statewide to Bay County, with intermediaries like the company CubaMax facilitating transactions.
- Officials seized about $120,000 in illicit funds and charged employees Velazco and Smith with multiple counts of unlawful license issuance and misconduct.
- This crackdown supports Florida's 2023 law barring undocumented immigrants from obtaining licenses, with authorities expecting more charges as the investigation continues.
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Rokita: Police may arrest for driving without a license
A new opinion issued this week by Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita asserts that law enforcement officers can arrest people caught driving without a license — including undocumented immigrants — and book them into a county jail.
Major Illegal Immigrant Driver's License Scheme Busted-Up In Florida, 8 Arrested
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier and Bay County Sheriff Tommy Ford announced on Thursday the dismantling of an illicit scheme that provided driver’s licenses to undocumented immigrants in exchange for cash. The joint operation by the Bay County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) has resulted in the arrest of eight individuals to […] Major Illegal Immigrant Driver’s License Scheme Busted-Up In Florida, 8 Arr…
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Denver GazetteMulti-agency task force arrests eight in illegal driver’s license scheme
(The Center Square) — Florida law enforcement authorities continue to crack down on crime related to noncitizens and illegal immigration. The latest is an illegal driver’s license scheme involving Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles employees. On Thursday, Bay…
Multi-agency task force arrests eight in illegal driver's license scheme
(The Center Square) — Florida law enforcement authorities continue to crack down on crime related to noncitizens and illegal immigration. The latest is an illegal driver's license scheme involving Department
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