Crime & Safety

Parkville Man Sentenced in MVA Fraud Case

Warren Hall, 48, who worked at the MVA in Mondawmin Mall, was found guilty of producing fake identification cards.

A Parkville man has been sentenced in federal court to two years in prison followed by three years of supervised release after he was found guilty of using his position at the Motor Vehicle Administration to produce and transfer fake Maryland driver's licenses and identification cards, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland.

Warren Hall, 48, was also ordered by a judge to turn over the profits of his fake ID operation, totaling $40,000, the release stated.

According to a plea agreement signed by Hall, he worked for the now-closed Mondawmin Mall Branch of the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA) and his position enabled him to issue identification cards to individuals born outside the United States. 

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The plea agreement stated that from November 2005 through January 2007 Hall allegedly conspired with an MVA translator, Adalberto Prins, to illegally produce and transfer more than 100 Maryland driver’s license learner permits, driver’s licenses and personal identification cards, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. 

Out-of-country applicants seeking to obtain identification documents would meet with Hall, who gave them documents in exchange for money and other valuable considerations, the plea agreement stated.

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On February 20, 2009, Hall unlawfully produced and transferred a Maryland identification card to an undercover law enforcement officer, according to the plea agreement.

Hall's alleged accomplice, Adalberto Benito Prins, 49, of Baltimore, has not been arrested, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. He is considered a fugitive, law enforcement officials said.
 
“Anyone who obtains a fraudulent government ID may pose a threat to public safety,” according to a statement issued by William Winter, the special agent in charge of Homeland Security Investigations for the Baltimore area.

“This type of criminal activity allows dangerous criminals to obscure their identities and cover their tracks," Winter said.


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