Police officials in Maine have warned of a “rise” in the use of fake Social Security numbers on driver’s licenses.
Darcy Balido, deputy communications chief for the Sanford Regional Communications Center within the Sanford Police Department, sent an email warning that officials are seeing an increase in Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) traffic. Publish According to MaineWire, the Social Security number on a driver’s license is “999-99-9999.”
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“We’re seeing more and more DMVs using 999-99-9999 for Social Security numbers,” Valido said. I have written The email was sent May 23 to multiple police departments in York County in southern Maine.
Valido added in an email that entering these figures into “internal records” would ultimately create “record-keeping issues.”
“To get a driver’s license in Maine, you must prove you’re a legal resident of Maine with two pieces of identification: one showing your date of birth and one with your written signature,” it said. Website For the Maine BMV.
“If your Social Security number is not on file with the Secretary of State, you will need to provide your Social Security number,” the website adds.
The Maine Wire explained that one of the reasons for the “increase” in the use of fake Social Security numbers on driver’s licenses could be “the increase in non-immigrant visa holders who have obtained driver’s licenses by presenting an I-94 document.”
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Several people have taken to X to criticize Maine authorities for issuing drivers’ licenses to illegal immigrants using fake Social Security numbers.
Immigrant Accountability Project (IAP) Questioned “How corrupt must officials be to issue driver’s licenses to people who write 999-99-9999 as their Social Security number?”
“In the words of @JoeBiden, ‘Come on, get your act together!'” IAP wrote.
How much fraud would it take to issue a driver’s license to someone who wrote 999-99-9999 as their Social Security number? @JoeBiden “hey hey!” https://t.co/bhNWEKt1wl
— Immigrant Accountability Project (@I_A_Project) May 30, 2024
Another person pointed The BMV is overseen by Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows (D), who added that Maine law defines “forgery as falsely making, completing, or altering any document with the intent to deceive another person.”
Robert Wessels, a Republican candidate for Governor of Maine, post X argued that Maine residents “have a right to answers.”
“What is causing this increase?” Wessels added. “A proper investigation is needed.”
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— Governor Candidate Wessels 🇺🇸 (@Robert_Wessels) May 31, 2024
Maine is one of many states that has seen an influx of illegal immigrants.
As of January 2024, state officials have announced plans to build 60 new apartments in five buildings for undocumented immigrants and their families. The state of Maine has reportedly budgeted approximately $3.5 million for the project.
a report As of 2022, there are approximately 56,419 foreign-born immigrants in Maine, representing a change of approximately 53.8 percent from 2000 to 2022, according to a study by the Migration Policy Institute.
