Feds continue to turn up suspects in fake D.C. license scam

Published October 4, 2009 4:00am ET



A Silver Spring man who allegedly helped illegal immigrants obtain fake driver’s licenses was charged in an ongoing investigation into a ring that bought the fraudulent IDs from a D.C. Department of Motor Vehicles employee.

Carlos Berrios, 46, was charged last week with aggravated identity theft. Berrios, who works at a Georgetown restaurant, faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted, according to the federal statute.

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