Kissimmee suspect arrested for driver’s license counterfeiting scheme

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The Osceola County Sheriff’s Department said a Kissimmee man was arrested on Thursday, April 27th and charged with multiple counts in a counterfeit driver’s license scheme.

Police said Yonathan Rosario, 30, was charged with five third-degree felonies.

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Police said the charges included unlawful possession of the personal identification information of a deceased person, fictitious driver licenses, and manufacturing counterfeit driver licenses.

According to authorities, the investigation began after the Department of Homeland Security (HSI) intercepted a package in Ohio from an international delivery service. The package contained blank cards embedded with the State of Florida hologram.

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Florida Dept of Law Enforcement (FDLE) agents then identified Rosario as a suspect, who was serving felony probation for fraud-related charges out of Georgia. Rosario’s Florida Probation officer and Federal agents conducted a search of his home and vehicle.

Investigators said they came up with a whole trove of evidence that included the victim’s personal information. Agents also seized sensitive tax documents, and a laptop with digital copies of stolen driver’s licenses from multiple states.

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There were also instructions on how to manufacture counterfeit licenses in the state of Florida.

Rosario was booked into the Osceola County Jail on a $11,000 bond. The case will be prosecuted by the Office of the State Attorney, Ninth Judicial Circuit.

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