A former Metro driver who used her mother’s Alexandria address to make dozens of fraudulent driver’s licenses, including for herself, pleaded guilty in federal court this week.
The 30-year-old D.C. woman admitted to falsifying documents to get her own Virginia commercial driver’s license, and to using her mom’s Alexandria address to create more than 67 fake licenses for other drivers, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia.
The defendant admitted to charging people to electronically alter driving transcripts and proof of residency documents from May 2022 to August 2023. She was a Metro bus driver in training from July to October 2022, until she was fired for “reasons unrelated to her license,” according to court records.
Multiple people have been arrested and charged in this case.
“Two other people (the woman) assisted in fraudulently obtaining Virginia commercial driver’s licenses were employed as WMATA drivers,” according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. “(She) charged most buyers approximately $300 for securing driver’s licenses and $450 for commercial driver’s licenses.”
The woman advertised the scheme on her Instagram accounts and helped in the creation of at least 124 fraudulent Virginia driver’s licenses, of which 30 were commercial driver’s licenses. She also admitted to reusing her own bank statements to falsify the licenses, which is what got her caught.
“A Virginia DMV customer service agent noticed the repetition, alerting DMV Law Enforcement,” according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. “Virginia DMV immediately cancelled all 124 licenses.”
The woman faces a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison and faces sentencing on Sept. 26.
