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Two arrested after illegal driver's licenses distributed

PALM BAY, Fla. — Two Palm Bay Tag Office workers are accused of giving valid driver's licenses to people who hadn't earned them.
 
Florida Highway Patrol said it looked into this when the Hillsborough County Tax Collector Office tipped them off.
 
Investigators said 11 people from Hillsborough County received licenses with discrepancies.
 
Investigators arrested Misty Ziminsky, a tag office worker, and Ahmad Alhayajneh, an interpreter, on Friday.
 
Each person who received a fraudulent license was found to have used the Ziminsky and Alhayajneh, according to investigators.
 
Investigators said Alhayajneh gave answers to applicants on test and licenses were handed out without applicants taking the required physical driving test.
 
Investigators found nearly two dozen cases.
 
The Tax Collector's Office said Ziminsky was fired. Alhayajneh has bonded out of jail.