AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Rangers and the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles are investigating after a Hays County employee was arrested, accused of illegally selling license plates and vehicle registrations for months, along with a state-licensed inspector who is accused of illegally selling vehicle registrations, according to several law enforcement sources who shared the information exclusively with KXAN.
The Hays County Tax Assessor-Collector’s Office is now being audited, and law enforcement officers said this could just be the beginning. TxDMV officials said they are “aware of concerns” with the now former employee but declined an interview, citing the ongoing investigation.
“Department staff have been cooperating with both county office leadership and law enforcement investigating the issue,” TxDMV spokesperson Adam Shaivitz said in a statement. “Department staff are conducting compliance reviews of all office operations to ensure the actions were limited to a single county employee.”
The now former Hays County employee, Yobana Ofelia Salano-Sequeira, is being investigated for illegally selling license plates and vehicle registrations for months through Facebook ads and intermediaries, sources said.
She was arrested June 1 and charged with tampering with a government record.
KXAN reached out to the Hays County Tax Assessor-Collector’s Office but did not immediately hear back. The TxDMV confirmed it is investigating the actions of a “former” employee at the office.
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