Atlanta Area Driver's License Examiners Indicted for Issuing False Driver's Licenses
Four employees of the Georgia Department of Driver's Services were indicted on federal criminal charges of identity theft and conspiracy to commit fraud for issuing false driver's licenses to illegal immigrants and issuing commercial driver's licenses (CDL's) to themselves and one other person, according to an article in the Atlanta paper. A CDL is the special driver's license a person needs before he/she can drive a semi truck or commercial bus professionally. Applicants must show that they know how to operate a semi truck or bus and have an understanding of the rules and regulations governing commercial truck and bus drivers and their vehicles.
The four employees allegedly made up scores for the CDL tests and recorded them into the system allowing them to receive the CDL's. In 2007, they went on to obtain jobs as bus drivers for MARTA, which is the public transportation system in the Atlanta area.
