1MINEOLA, N.Y. – A 51-count indictment has rocked a New York State Department of Motor Vehicles branch in Garden City, where three employees, including a former supervisor, and several accomplices allegedly ran a scheme allowing applicants to skip commercial driver’s license exams and still walk away with permits.

Authorities say the fraudulent operation spanned months, implicating DMV insiders, relatives, and even Town of Hempstead workers.

Prosecutors accuse the group of tampering with public records, falsifying business documents, and corrupting government processes to hand out CDL permits to unqualified drivers.

According to Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly , the alleged scam posed a serious safety risk to drivers across Long Island, with one permit holder

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