Two Miami-Dade driving schools issued fraudulent certificates, police say

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Two Miami-Dade driving schools issued fraudulent certificates, police say

Instructors at two Miami-Dade County private traffic schools are accused of fraudulently issuing certificates to students who didn’t qualify for driver’s licenses, according to the sheriff’s office.

The sheriff’s office said the two men, 57-year-old Daniel Delgado and Luis Vidal, 55, participated in “a coordinated scheme” to fraudulently issue qualifying certificates to students who did not pass the required tests.

The investigation started after the Miami-Dade Tax Collector’s Office “raised serious concerns while working to combat appointment scalping and other abuses of the driver licensing process,” that agency said in a statement.

According to the sheriff’s office, Vidal, who works at Millennium Traffic School near Sweetwater, illegally certified that an undercover deputy completed state-required tests when the deputy never took the exams.

Delgado, an instructor at Amigos Traffic School, also near Sweetwater, certified that an undercover deputy successfully completed the driving agility test, “even though the operative committed several traffic violations that should have resulted in automatic disqualification,” the sheriff’s office said.

“As a result of the fraudulent certifications issued by Mr. Vidal and Mr. Delgado, the undercover operatives were ultimately able to obtain permanent Florida drivers’ licenses,” Detective Samantha Choon, a sheriff’s office spokeswoman, said.

Information on the ownership of Millennial Traffic School was not available on the state’s Division of Corporation’s website. The Miami Herald left a voicemail message seeking comment with the business. Delgado is listed as the president of Amigos Traffic School.

Both men were being held at Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center Tuesday on several felony charges, including official misconduct and providing false information. A judge set Vidal’s bond at $15,000 and Delgado’s at $7,500. Information about their legal representation was not immediately available.

Miami-Dade Tax Collector Dariel Fernandez said his office is launching “a comprehensive audit” of private driving schools’ license transactions in the wake of the arrests.

“The review will examine testing records, identify irregularities, and refer any evidence of potential criminal activity to the appropriate law enforcement agencies,” his office said.