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WEBVTT WHERE SIX PEOPLE FACE CHARGES TONIGHT.RHONDELLA?RHONDELLA: THAT'S RIGHT, BEN.THEY WERE ALL ARRESTED TODAY.AND THIS CORRUPTION AND IDENTITYTHEFT SCHEME INVESTIGATION IS VERY MUCH ONGOING.AT LEAST TWO OF THE SIX THAT WERE JUST IN COURT LATE THIS AFTERNOON, THEY HAVE BEEN RELEASED ON AN UNSECURED BOND BUT THEY ARE ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE IF THEY ARE A STATE WORKERAND THAT'S WITHOUT PAY.>> THE FEDERAL CASE TOUCHES ON AN ISSUE 5 INVESTIGATES HAS BEENEXPOSING FOR THE PAST 2 1/2 YEARS.THEY HAVE FOUND CASE AFTER CASE OF IDENTITY IMPOSTORS OBTAINING DRIVER'S LICENSES WITH IDENTITIES NOT THEIR OWN.A TWO CO-CONSPIRATORS ARE CHARGED WITH AGGRAVATED IDENTITYTHEFT IN.ONE CASE A BIRTH CERTIFICATE ASOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER, SOLD FORHUNDREDS IN THE U.S., TO AN ILLEGAL PERSON.THE ILLEGAL LATER TAKES THE COUNTERFEIT DOCUMENTS TO THE REGISTRY WHERE CLERKS ARE ACCUSED OF ACCEPTING PAYOFFS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO ACCEPT THE COUNTERFEIT PAPERS IN EXCHANGE FOR GIVING THE PERSON AVALID MASSACHUSETTS DRIVER'S LICENSE OR I.D. CARD.INDIVIDUALS USED FAKE STOLEN PAPERS TO REGISTER TO CONSECO.THE RMV FINDS THE ALLEGED CRIMESTROUBLING AND INTOLERABLE AND HAS TAKEN IMMEDIATE STEPS TO SUSPEND THE CREDENTIALS ALLEGEDLY FRUD LENTLY OBTAINED AS PART OF THIS ENTERPRISE.>> THOSE MASSACHUSETTS LICENSES AND I.D. CARDS INCREDIBLY VALUABLE WHEN IT COMES TO AN ILLEGAL PERSON MAYBE WANTING A NEW PASSPORT OR ANY STATE BENEFIT LIKE FOOD STAMPS.A CONVICTION ON THIS AGGRAVATED IDENTITY THEFT CHARGE CARRIES A

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Six people, including four Registry of Motor Vehicle clerks, were arrested Wednesday in connection with a scheme to produce false identification documents through the Registry, with some of the fraudulent identifications being used to register to vote in the city of Boston. Evelyn Medina, 56, of Boston; Annette Gracia, 37, of Boston; Kimberly Jordan, 33, of Randolph; David Brimage, 46, of Boston; Bivian Yohanny Brea, 41, of Boston; and John Doe, 32, also known as Flako, Miguel, Pablo D. Gonzalez Lopez or Rafael R. Bonano, were charged in federal court in Boston with aggravated identity theft. Doe's actual name and nationality have not been determined, investigators said.At the time of their arrest, Medina, Gracia, Jordan, and Brimage were working as clerks at the Haymarket Registry of Motor Vehicles. Brea and Doe conspired with the RMV clerks to operate the scheme, investigators said.In October 2015, the Massachusetts State Police received an anonymous letter alleging that a corrupt RMV employee was providing stolen identifications and driver's licenses to individuals wanting false identifications. Investigators said several Haymarket RMV clerks -- Medina, Gracia, Jordan, and Brimage -- were working with Brea, who acted as the document vendor, and Doe, who acted as the document dealer, to provide licenses and identification cards to illegal aliens for cash. Investigators said that Doe, the document dealer, sold a Puerto Rican birth certificate and U.S. Social Security card to Brea, the document vendor, for approximately $900.Brea, in turn, sold the stolen identities for over $2,000 to clients seeking legitimate identities in Massachusetts. The clients included illegal aliens, individuals who were previously deported, and an individual who previously faced drug charges, investigators said. After Doe sold Brea the false identification papers, investigators said Brea typically used the counterfeit documents and false identities and addresses to fraudulently register the clients to vote in Boston. Then, investigators said Brea and the client brought the stolen identities to the Haymarket RMV, where Medina, Gracia, Jordan or Brimage would accept cash to illegally issue authentic RMV documents, including Massachusetts licenses and identification cards. The clerks also accepted cash to use the RMV’s system to run queries, including Social Security number audits, to confirm that the identities the clients were stealing actually belonged to verifiable individuals, investigators said. The investigation into the corruption and identity theft scheme is ongoing.The charge of aggravated identity theft carries a mandatory minimum of two years in prison. In a statement, the RMV said the charges are " ... troubling and intolerable" and it has "also taken immediate steps to suspend the credentials allegedly fraudulently obtained as part of this enterprise."