5 charged with taking kickbacks, bribes to ease driver’s licensing for noncitizens

By: Liam Niemeyer

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: February 10, 2026

Words: 767

Last Updated: 3 weeks ago

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Five Louisville residents have been charged with fraud and money laundering in an alleged conspiracy to collect money from people who were not U.S. citizens, but legally present in the country, to skip testing requirements for a Kentucky driver’s license.

A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Western District of Kentucky says defendants were arraigned in federal court Monday. The alleged scheme took place from around November 2023 through October …

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