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Re: Driver's license scandals raise national security worries
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Russell Nelson)
Thu Jan 27 10:43:32 2005
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From: Russell Nelson <nelson@crynwr.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 00:02:37 -0500
To: "R.A. Hettinga" <rah@shipwright.com>
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R.A. Hettinga writes:
> Similar scams have occurred around the country:
>
> _ In New Jersey, nine state motor vehicle employees pleaded guilty to a
> scheme that involved payoffs for bogus licenses.
>
> _ In Illinois, a federal investigation into the trading of bribes for
> driver's licenses led to dozens of convictions and the indictment of former
> Gov. George Ryan on racketeering and other charges.
>
> _ In Virginia, more than 200 people are losing their licenses because of
> suspected fraud by a former Department of Motor Vehicles worker who
> allegedly sold licenses for as much as $2,500 each.
This is why we need a national identification card.
It's also why we don't need a national identification card.
The same evidence leads to two different conclusions depending on what
you had already concluded was true. Reminds me of listening to Alan
Greenspan. :-)
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