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Man Used Another Person's Identity To Obtain Driver's License: Prosecutors

A 47-year-old Newark man was arrested and charged with using another person's identity in order to obtain a driver's license, authorities said.

North Bergen MVC

North Bergen MVC

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Williams Morocho-Avila was arrested on Monday, May 22 by the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office Public Integrity Special Investigations Unit, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.

Last December, Morocho-Avila obtained a non-driver identification card and basic driver examination permit at the South Plainfield Motor Vehicle Commission, Suarez said. An investigation by the NJMVC revealed Morocho-Avila obtained a driver's license at the North Bergen MVC using a different name, Suarez said.

Morocho-Avila was charged with using the personal identifying information of another in the second degree, a violation and tampering with public records in the third degree, a violation, Suarez said. He is due back in court next month, Suarez said.

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