“This is public corruption at its worst,” said Chester County District Attorney Thomas P. Hogan. “We have a state employee abusing his position in order to help and hide criminals.”
According to a criminal complaint filed by state police, the investigation began in August 2011 after an unnamed victim received a duplicate driver’s license with someone else’s photo displayed. PennDOT records showed the driver’s license had been modified by someone in the Malvern licensing center in May 2010.
Investigators then used facial recognition software to identify an additional license that had been modified to show the face of the same imposter. Both counterfeit licenses were obtained from the Malvern center, police said
Friday, March 9, 2012
Pennsylvania: Facial Recognition Leads to Corruption Bust
Malvern photo center supervisor charged with forging drivers licenses (Main Line Media News)
