Overview
- A multiagency probe led by the Staten Island DA’s office, New York State investigators and Homeland Security unsealed 14 indictments on July 1 against DMV examiners and T&E Driving School staff.
- Defendants face charges including tampering with public records, offering a false instrument for filing, falsifying business records and identity theft.
- Nearly two dozen suspects are in custody, ordered to surrender their passports and released on recognizance under New York’s bail reforms.
- Prosecutors allege examiners accepted cash bribes to rubber-stamp or skip road tests for unqualified, non-English-speaking immigrants.
- Officials warn the scheme poses public safety and homeland security risks and say further charges are expected as the investigation expands.