23 CITED IN DMV STING.Byline: Lisa Van Proyen Staff Writer Undercover investigators cited 23 people over two days on suspicion of using fraudulent The description of a willful act commenced with the Specific Intent to deceive or cheat, in order to cause some financial detriment to another and to engender personal financial gain. and counterfeit To falsify, deceive, or defraud. A copy or imitation of something that is intended to be taken as authentic and genuine in order to deceive another. A counterfeit coin is one that may pass for a genuine coin and may include a lower denomination coin altered so that it may documents at the busy Department of Motor Vehicles In the United States of America, Department of Motor Vehicles (or DMV) is a commonly used name of the government agency of a U.S. state which administers the registration of automobiles (e.g., by issuing license plates), and/or the licensing of drivers (e.g. office in Arleta. Most of those cited Monday Monday: see week. and Tuesday were accused of trying to use counterfeit or fraudulent birth certificates or Social Security cards for licenses or proof of insurance to renew their registrations. ``We're having a problem with people presenting fake IDs,'' said Vito Scattaglia, area commander for the Department of Motor Vehicles' Investigations and Audits Division in Arleta. ``Our whole goal is to maintain the integrity of our documents.'' Most of those cited face up to $1,000 in fines. Despite the DMV's recent emphasis on training service technicians to identify fake or altered identification, many slip through because their quality is ``outstanding,'' Scattaglia said. ``The quality on some of them is excellent. On others, it's poor,'' he said. Often, investigators identify fake documents by the print and coloring, faded seals, spelling errors and policy numbers not matching when insurance companies are called. As the DMV DMV abbr. Department of Motor Vehicles has begun to crack down, those making the fake documents have been demanding higher prices, investigators said. In one case Tuesday, a man agreed to pay $1,400 for a counterfeit birth certificate. He had put $700 down when an investigator caught him trying to pass the document to a representative. The remaining $700 was supposed to be paid once he got his license. ``We saved him another $700,'' Scattaglia said. ``What these people are paying for the fraudulent document, they can go out and pay for basic insurance.'' Sometimes, those who draw up illegal documents are brazen bra·zen adj. 1. Marked by flagrant and insolent audacity. See Synonyms at shameless. 2. Having a loud, usually harsh, resonant sound: "sudden brazen clashes of the soldiers' band" enough to do their work within a block of the DMV office, Scattaglia said. On Tuesday, investigators mingled with customers in line and the parking lot to identify people defrauding the DMV, said Greg Huber, a senior special investigator. Some were clever enough to recognize the undercover operation and leave, Huber said. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: State DMV investigator Mike Gorewicz writes a citation Citation (foaled 1945) U.S. Thoroughbred racehorse. In four seasons he won 32 of 45 races, finished second in ten, and third in two. He won the 1948 Triple Crown, and became the first horse to win $1 million. He set a world record in 1950 by running a mile in 1:33 3/5. alleging use of fraudulent documents at the Arleta DMV office Tuesday. Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer |
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