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TRENTON
– Three Motor Vehicle Commission clerks
in South Jersey were arrested yesterday
on charges that they conspired to issue
driver’s licenses with false birth
dates for one of the three female clerks
and a male friend. The licenses, issued
in April and June, falsely indicate that
the two individuals are now 22, when they
are actually 20.
When
the alleged offenses occurred, all three
clerks worked in the Cherry Hill Motor Vehicle
Agency. Two were subsequently transferred
to other MVC agencies. The charges stem
from a joint investigation by the Division
of Criminal Justice and the Motor Vehicle
Commission.
The
following three clerks were arrested yesterday
at the agencies where they work. Each was
charged with second-degree conspiracy, second-degree
computer criminal activity and fourth-degree
falsifying or tampering with records.
- Bridgett
Hagan, 20, of Gloucester City,
an employee in the Camden Motor Vehicle
Agency;
- Amanda
Green, 26, of Woodbury, an employee
in the Cherry Hill Motor Vehicle Agency;
and
- Desirae
Dietrich, 22, of Laurel Springs,
an employee in the West Deptford Motor
Vehicle Agency.
On
April 29, 2008, Hagan allegedly used her
access to the MVC computer system to change
the date of birth listed for her from May
2, 1988, to May 2, 1986. She then issued
a new digital driver’s license for
herself with the false birth date. Green
allegedly assisted her in the transaction.
On
June 21, 2008, Dietrich and Hagan allegedly
conspired to enter the MVC computer system
and alter the birth date on the license
of a male friend of Dietrich. They allegedly
issued him a new digital driver’s
license falsely showing a birth date of
June 14, 1986, instead of his actual birth
date of June 14, 1988.
Hagan,
Green and Dietrich were released without
posting bail. The charges filed against
the defendants are merely accusations and
they are presumed innocent until proven
guilty. Second-degree crimes carry a maximum
sentence of 10 years in state prison and
a $150,000 fine, while fourth-degree crimes
carry a maximum sentence of 18 months in
prison and a $10,000 fine.
The
investigation was conducted by Detective
Michael Duffield of the Division of Criminal
Justice Major Crimes Bureau and Investigators
Jeffrey Streitz and Stephen Crane of the
Motor Vehicle Commission.
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