Albemarle License Examiner Faces Federal Charges

A Mount Pleasant woman who works for the Albemarle Department of Motor Vehicles is charged with attempting to defraud the government by issuing identification cards to illegal immigrants.

Authorities said between January 2007 and June 2008, license examiner Susan Honeycutt, 50, issued about 150 IDs to illegal immigrants using addresses that don’t exist and other fraudulent information.

Federal Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agents set up surveillance at the DMV two weeks ago. They said surveillance tape caught Honeycutt giving driver’s licenses to two illegal immigrants.

Two men, Vijendra Gangadeen and Richie Seupersad, are accused of conspiring with Honeycutt. According to the federal affidavit, Gangadeen took illegal immigrants from New York to North Carolina and Seupersad arranged for them to receive licenses. The duo charged each person up to $5,000, with $1,000 being the actual cost of the license, the document states.

ICE agents said Gangadeen made at least 10 trips to North Carolina over a period of about nine months.

Two other Albemarle DMV employees are on administrative leave while the investigation continues.

PDF: Federal Complaint In DMV Case