Aug. 21--AUSTIN -- Dozens of foreign citizens who came to Dallas between 2003 and 2005 to obtain fraudulent Texas driver's licenses also received falsified Texas auto inspections, vehicle titles, license plates and insurance policies, most without ever bringing their cars here, state officials confirmed. So far, the only criminal charges in the case are against the man federal authorities call the ringleader of the driver's license operation, 44-year-old Isaac Banai. And while that scandal has cast a spotlight on the Texas Department of Public Safety, which issues licenses, the state's systems for insurance, inspections and vehicle registrations have yet to face similar scrutiny, even though failings there helped illegal immigrants get several layers of official paperwork.....
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