They conduct commission-wide training in advanced fraudulent document identification and assign a team of trained investigators to examine the authenticity of suspect documents. NJMVC uses a two-pronged strategy to reduce the incidents of fraudulent documents being used to acquire New Jersey driver’s licenses. This 65-count indictment holds the defendants fully accountable for their alleged crimes in New Jersey.” “I commend the attorneys and detectives of our Specialized Crimes Bureau, as well as our federal partners and the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission. Routolo of the Division of Criminal Justice. “This far-reaching investigation is a great example of seamless cooperation across jurisdictional lines,” said Director Lyndsay V. “In this case, we collaborated with the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission and federal law enforcement partners to bring these defendants to justice, pursuing evidence across five states and even overseas.” “By diligently investigating cases of document fraud related to New Jersey digital driver’s licenses, we frequently uncover larger criminal schemes involving identity theft and financial fraud,” said Acting Attorney General Bruck. NJMVC alerted the Attorney General’s Office after discovering that the Puerto Rico driver’s licenses that the defendants used to obtain New Jersey digital driver’s licenses were fraudulent. Ten vehicles were recovered in the U.S., but others were shipped overseas, including seven shipped to the Dominican Republic. From February 2017 through March 2019, they allegedly fraudulently purchased, financed, titled and/or transferred 26 motor vehicles and three watercrafts with trailers-one boat and two jet skis-using the fraudulently obtained New Jersey driver’s licenses and the identities and credit of the victims in Puerto Rico. citizens in Puerto Rico and fake Puerto Rico driver’s licenses, as well as other false documents, including Social Security cards, debit cards, and birth certificates. The defendants allegedly obtained New Jersey digital driver’s licenses from the Jersey City and North Bergen Motor Vehicle Agencies using the stolen identities of U.S. They were initially charged by complaint in September 2020 in Operation Export, an investigation by the DCJ Specialized Crimes Bureau that began with a referral from the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (NJMVC) Security and Investigations Unit.
5, charging the nine defendants with second-degree conspiracy and other offenses, as outlined below. The Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) Specialized Crimes Bureau obtained a state grand jury indictment on Friday, Nov. Bruck today announced an indictment against nine defendants charged with conspiring to use stolen identities to obtain New Jersey digital driver’s licenses, which they used to fraudulently purchase and finance vehicles and watercrafts worth over $1.3 million at dealerships in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts. TRENTON –Acting Attorney General Andrew J.
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