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False IDs For Cops? Washington's Unauthorized Program Faces Scrutiny

OLYMPIA, Wash. – For decades, police officers in Washington have been able to obtain false driver licenses for undercover work. But this quasi-secret program inside the Department of Licensing only...

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Fictitious Driver License Program May Get More Safeguards

OLYMPIA, Wash. – Stricter guidelines may come to a program that lets undercover police officers in Washington obtain fictitious driver licenses. The Washington House could vote soon on a measure that...

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CIA Obtains False IDs From Washington Dept. Of Licensing

Editor's note: This story does not contain any identifying details of undercover officers from law enforcement agencies or agents of the Central Intelligence Agency. Instead, it includes aggregate...

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Washington House Authorizes Fake Driver License Program Over Objections

OLYMPIA, Wash. – The Washington House has voted to allow the Department of Licensing to continue to issue fictitious driver licenses to undercover police officers. But with new safeguards. Even so, the...

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Inslee Would Apply 'Broad' Definition Of Law Enforcement For False IDs

Washington Governor Jay Inslee says he would apply a "broad" interpretation to the term “law enforcement” when issuing fictitious driver licenses to undercover agents. The governor’s comment follows...

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US Attorney Blocks Release Of Information On CIA Driver Licenses

The US Attorney in Seattle has stepped in to block the release of information about a once-secret program under which fictitious driver licenses were issued by the state of Washington. In a letter to...

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CIA Disappears From List Of Federal Agencies With Fictitious Washington Licenses

Washington’s Department of Licensing has released a list of federal agencies that have received fictitious driver licenses for undercover operations. But the list made public Friday does not include...

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Inslee Signs Law Allowing Fictitious Driver License Program To Continue

Washington Governor Jay Inslee has signed a law that will allow the state’s fictitious driver license program to continue – but only for undercover law enforcement activities. At the bill signing...

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Washington's Fictitious Driver's License Program Larger Than First Reported

A new report reveals the state of Washington issued nearly 3,000 fictitious driver’s licenses to police agencies over the last 25 years.

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