Snohomish, WA woman says DOL failure led to ID theft

The Brief

  • A Snohomish woman warns against using the state’s License Express service after a thief obtained her license number from a DOL call center to access her account and order a duplicate ID.
  • The suspect used the fraudulent identification to finance a $24,000 Jaguar before being caught, leading to a guilty plea and a prison sentence.
  • The victim claims a security “backdoor” at the DOL allows criminals to bypass protections, stating her protein shake subscriptions have better security than the state agency.

SNOHOMISH, Wash. What would you do if someone stole your identity and bought a Jaguar?

A Snohomish woman told FOX 13 News it happened to her, and said a fraudulent ID ordered through the Washington State Department of Licensing helped the thief pull it off.

Now, she has a warning to everyone who uses the online License Express service: don’t.

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