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...
View ArticleFictitious 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...
View ArticleCIA 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...
View ArticleWashington 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...
View ArticleInslee 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...
View ArticleUS 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...
View ArticleCIA 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...
View ArticleInslee 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...
View ArticleWashington'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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