(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 County Sheriff Tommy Ford announced that a multi-agency investigation led to the arrest of eight people and the seizure of $120,000 in illicit proceeds.
This included two DMV employees arrested for their role in a scheme to provide driver’s licenses to illegal foreign nationals for cash who are prohibited from obtaining driver’s licenses in Florida.
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“Florida’s sheriffs are on the front lines of our state’s fight against illegal immigration, and Sheriff Ford is rooting out the corruption they bring into our state,” Attorney General James Uthmeier
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