Fraudulent Driver's Licenses Are Big Business in NM

KOAT -TV - State officials are worried that a booming fake license industry for illegal immigrants is putting New Mexicans at risk. Eliminating driver's licenses for illegal immigrants is on the agenda for this month's special session in Santa Fe, but while it's still unclear if it will actually be addressed, documents obtained by Target 7 revealed a troubling and potentially dangerous angle to the controversy. A series of text messages between a New Mexican named Joshua Silva and Lukasz Kozlik, a Polish national wanted in connection with operating a driver's license ring for illegal immigrants, were obtained from a federal affidavit, and Tax and Revenue Secretary Demesia Padilla said the messages detail exactly how the men get driver's licenses in New Mexico for Polish nationals in other states. Authorities said the messages detail the steps on getting driver's license, including securing driving records for illegal immigrants, saying that it's easy to pass driving exams in New Mexico. "They really don't have any regard for our laws. It's like, $500 (and) we can get her done," Padilla said. Padilla said what's scarier is that the addresses being used obviously don't belong to the illegal immigrants, which perhaps could put innocent New Mexicans in danger. Read rest of story and see video here: News New Mexico

Fraudulent Driver's Licenses Are Big Business in NM