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Houston DPS clerk charged with bribery She's accused of selling licenses to illegal drivers
Houston Chronicle ^ | July 1, 2010 | MIKE GLENN

Posted on 07/01/2010 6:52:49 AM PDT by BradtotheBone

A Houston woman who works for the Texas Department of Public Safety used her ready access to state driver's licenses for cash, authorities said.

Gracie Gutierrez, 27, remained in custody after she was charged on Tuesday with bribery.

Gutierrez is accused of accepting bribes to issue driver's licenses to people who are undocumented and have not taken the written or driving exam, said Donna Hawkins with the Harris County District Attorney's office.

Also charged with bribery is Saul Ramirez, 20. Officials said he does not work for DPS.

Ramirez was arrested while trying to sell a Texas driver's license to an undercover police officer, Hawkins said. Investigators determined Ramirez was working with Gutierrez, Hawkins said.

(Excerpt) Read more at chron.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; Government; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: aliens; bribe; codeofsilence; cultureofcorruption; dmv; donutwatch; dps; everybodydoesit; fakebutaccurate; graciegutierrez; houston; id; illegalimmigration; papersplease; payola; treason
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To: Liz

” Latinos are infiltrating our govt agencies (they have crept into the the CIA and FBI, as well) for the purpose of rigging the system to help out their countrymen. Con’t below. “

Looks like they CONTROL DMV too.


21 posted on 07/01/2010 9:26:09 AM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (Support our Troops, and vote out the RINOS!)
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To: 1riot1ranger; Action-America; Aggie Mama; Alkhin; Allegra; American72; antivenom; Antoninus II; ...

Houston PING


22 posted on 07/01/2010 1:52:09 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (I wish our president loved the US military as much as he loves Paul McCartney.)
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To: Marty62

Bill White denies it. Elmer Fudd wouldn’t lie.


23 posted on 07/01/2010 1:53:57 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (I wish our president loved the US military as much as he loves Paul McCartney.)
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To: BradtotheBone
"Gracie Gutierrez"

Clearly an Amish name.

24 posted on 07/01/2010 1:54:08 PM PDT by Uncle Miltie (0bama calls us "Tea Baggers", so we can call Kagan a "Carpet Muncher," right?)
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To: Shermy

PING


25 posted on 07/01/2010 1:55:21 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (I wish our president loved the US military as much as he loves Paul McCartney.)
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To: wiggen

Agree...


26 posted on 07/01/2010 2:19:59 PM PDT by Squantos (Be polite. Be professional. But have a plan to kill everyone you meet)
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To: BradtotheBone

Houston should change its name to San Francisco II. =.=


27 posted on 07/01/2010 2:28:58 PM PDT by cranked
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To: null and void

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28 posted on 07/01/2010 3:43:58 PM PDT by happinesswithoutpeace (1.416785(71) x 10^32)
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To: 1_Inch_Group; 2sheep; 2Trievers; 3AngelaD; 3pools; 3rdcanyon; 4Freedom; 4ourprogeny; 7.62 x 51mm; ..

Ping!


29 posted on 07/01/2010 3:50:23 PM PDT by HiJinx (John 10:1 - He who enters not by the gate...)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

GUILTY!

Meskin! Wetback!


30 posted on 07/01/2010 6:56:21 PM PDT by secondamendmentkid
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To: dragnet2

Do we even know if these two are even legal themselves?


31 posted on 07/01/2010 10:17:36 PM PDT by Wisconsinlady
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

She’s got that look of hate written all over her face.


32 posted on 07/01/2010 10:43:30 PM PDT by dragnet2
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To: BradtotheBone

So tell me some NEWS! LOL.


33 posted on 07/02/2010 4:30:47 AM PDT by 2harddrive
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To: BradtotheBone; All

This issue may be more widespread. My Tx Driver license expired at the end of May. I failed to get a renewal notice in the mail as my wife recently did; however, I did go on line and renew on May 23. Along with that renewal came a renewal code, and a temporary extension of my drivers’ license for 45 days after may 23, and a statement that my license renewal would be processed within 20 days.

Well, as of this week, I still hadn’t received it, so I tried to contact the Tx DPS by phone. Received a voice response that they were backed up on the phone and to call later. I tried several times with the same result, so contacted them online. The instructions said that a response would normally be provided within 3 days, but due to their being backed up, please allow 5 days for a response.

I did receive an email response after 1 1/2 days, stating that my renewed license had been mailed on June 13. I responded, requesting what they suggest I do, and I still haven’t received a reply after two days.

I don’t know where my concern should lie: with the post office (I received neither the renewal notification as I should have, nor the renewed driver license, which makes me suspicious that someone there may be stealing these and selling them for identity theft purposes - the post office sees all my envelopes from my brokerage firm and my bank, so someone there or a group could be targeting people with such types of mail), or with the Tx DPS.

My wife did go by the post office for me yesterday, and she was allowed to talk to a supervisor, who only referred her to my carrier, who stated that he had delivered all my mail.
Are they in collusion to steal and sell drivers’ licenses? I don’t have a clue.

I’m going to take time off from work this afternoon to visit a local Tx DPS office to see what I can do to get my driver license issue resolved.

But the problem is much deeper. It’s not so much the $24 renewal fee, but the fact that someone could be using my identity that concerns me. So, I think I should do more than merely resolving my license issue.

Does anyone out there with legal knowledge have any suggestions for me?


34 posted on 07/02/2010 7:39:56 AM PDT by Real Cynic No More (The mighty zero, obama,does not warrant the respect necessary for his name to be capitalized.)
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