![]() He faces a maximum statutory penalty of five years in prison for each of the two conspiracies for which he pleaded guilty. Casarez is scheduled to be sentenced by Judge O’Neill on June 10. On February 19, 2013, Casarez pleaded guilty for his involvement in the conspiracy. "The DMV is committed to ensuring the security of California driver licenses." "This sentence should serve as a warning that justice will prevail when it comes to any criminal activity involving DMV records," said DMV Chief Deputy Director Jean Shiomoto. This reckless criminal conduct will not be tolerated and HSI will continue to move aggressively against those who put personal profit ahead of public safety." "Individuals who enable ineligible and potentially unqualified individuals to obtain driver’s licenses are putting all motorists at risk. "This sentence is a reminder about the consequences facing those involved in the illegal document trade," said Mike Prado, resident agent in charge for HSI Fresno. "Persons willing to put the public at risk by circumventing the laws for their own greed will be prosecuted and will face prison time." "California’s licensing procedure is necessary to keep California’s roads safe from unqualified drivers," said U.S. Based on the information that Casarez entered into the DMV records, the DMV issued official California driver’s licenses to the applicants. Casarez then electronically altered DMV records to reflect that applicants had passed the required written and behind-the-wheel tests when in fact they had not passed those tests. The recipients were to apply at a DMV office, pay license fees, take a photograph and retain a receipt. She passed the money, along with the recipients’ information for the applications, to her brother Alfonso Casarez, 50, of Fresno, who worked for the DMV as a Senior Motor Vehicle Technician.įierros charged recipients $1,000 or more for "Class A" commercial licenses, and several hundred dollars for "Class C" driver’s licenses. According to evidence presented at trial, Fierros recruited recipients of the driver’s licenses and used "brokers" to recruit recipients of the licenses. In February, a federal jury found Fierros guilty of 31 criminal counts. Rosemary Fierros, 47, of Madera, was sentenced by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). – A Fresno-area woman convicted of serving as the "recruiter" in a far-reaching scheme to sell California driver’s licenses to ineligible individuals was sentenced Monday to four years in prison, following a probe by U.S.
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