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Texas Law Enforcement Intensifying Crackdown on Fake Vehicle Inspections
Following recent reports from NBC 5 Investigates, Texas State Troopers are intensifying their crackdown on fake vehicle inspections. In an exclusive interview with the head of the Texas Department of Public Safety, NBC 5 Investigates learned a communication breakdown between two state agencies made the fake inspection problem worse.
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State Troopers Intensify Fake Inspection Crackdown As DPS Director Demands Technology to Stop Fraud
Dozens of Texas State Troopers and Department of Public Safety regulatory investigators hit the streets of Dallas and surrounding cities on Wednesday and Thursday trying to locate some of the more than 700 vehicle inspectors the department now suspects are involved in faking vehicle safety and emissions inspections.
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Texas DPS to Ram Up Crackdown on Fake Inspections
There are breaking developments in our NBC 5 investigation into fake vehicle inspections. The Texas Department of Public Safety says it is ramping up a crackdown on people doing fake inspections.
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DPS Steps Up Fake Vehicle Inspection Crackdown Following NBC 5 Investigation
The Texas Department of Public Safety announced Thursday it is ramping up efforts to crack down on state-licensed vehicle inspection stations that are conducting fake inspections.
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Texas DPS Director Pledges to Help Fix Fake Vehicle Inspection Security Gap
After an exclusive NBC 5 investigation, the state’s top law officer pledges to fix a major security gap in the state’s vehicle inspection program.
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Texas DPS Director Pledges to Help Fix Fake Vehicle Inspection Security Gap
Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steven McCraw is promising to help fix a major security gap in the state’s vehicle inspection program, a gap first exposed in an exclusive report from NBC 5 Investigates.
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Fatal Car Crashes May Be Connected to Fake Inspections
After exposing the massive number of cars investigators suspect are on Texas roads without a valid inspection, NBC 5 Investigates is now looking into how many of those cars may have been involved in fatal crashes.
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Dozens of Fatal Crashes May Involve Texas Vehicles With Fake Inspections
After exposing the massive number of cars investigators suspect are on Texas roads without a valid inspection, NBC 5 Investigates is now looking into how many of those cars may have been involved in fatal crashes.
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TxDMV's New Paper Tag Design Easily Counterfeited, Police Say
Officers have seized dozens of fake tags mirroring the DMV’s new more secure tags as lawmakers consider switching to metal plates.
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Texas Lawmakers Push for Action After NBC 5 Investigation Details Claims of Widespread Vehicle Inspection Fraud
Some prominent Texas lawmakers are pushing for change after NBC 5 Investigates raised questions about whether millions of cars were able to get real license plates with fake inspection stickers.
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Investigators Believe Millions of Texas Cars Were Never Checked for Safety & Emissions
A group of Texas law enforcement fraud investigators believes millions of cars on Texas roads never passed state-required safety or emissions tests. Yet, those cars were able to get temporary paper license plates, or even regular metal plates, by paying an inspection station to fraudulently pass the car.
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Investigators Believe Millions of Texas Cars Were Never Checked for Safety & Emissions
Drivers with cars that cannot pass inspection are able to get temporary paper tags and even regular metal Texas license plates by paying for fraudulent “clean scans” to “pass” required state inspections