Driving School Owner Charged With Forgery (WFSB-CT)

Driving School Owner Charged With Forgery
Police: Owner Helped Illegal Immigrants Get Licenses

UPDATED: 4:04 pm EDT March 20, 2008

STRATFORD, Conn. -- The owner of a Connecticut driving school has been accused of fraudulently obtaining licenses for illegal immigrants.
Henry Kruszewski, 57, the owner of the Express Driving School in Stratford, surrendered to state police on Wednesday.
Police said the arrest stemmed from a two-year investigation by state police, the Department of Motor Vehicles and the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement Department.
Police said the investigation found that a large number of driver's licenses were issued to subjects using forged or counterfeit documents.
During a Department of Motor Vehicles inspection in October, police said, inspectors found possible counterfeit documents that would enable immigrants to obtain driver's licenses. The information was sent to state police for a criminal investigation.
Police said the ID operation focused mostly on illegal Polish immigrants. They claim that Kruszewski would exchange the documents for $1,500 in cash.
Police said that some of the fraudulent IDs have been seized and that they expect more to be seized soon.
Kruszewski was charged with corrupt organization and racketeering and forgery. He was released on a $500,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in court on April 3.