Arrest Made in Texas Driver’s License Scheme Involving NY-Based Chinese Crime Ring
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has made an arrest in connection with a driver’s license scheme linked to a Chinese organized crime ring.
Late last year, DPS discovered it had sent thousands of fraudulently obtained duplicate driver’s licenses to addresses in New York, Oklahoma, and Georgia. The breach was made public during a budget hearing at the Capitol in Austin, Texas.
The licenses have been used nationwide to withdraw money from victims’ bank accounts, open credit card accounts, and purchase expensive vehicles.
Tony Cao Li, 35, was arrested in Flushing, New York, earlier this month. He is accused of organized criminal activity, fraudulent use or possession of identifying information, and breach of computer security, according to the arrest warrant obtained by The Epoch Times….