By KRWG News
New Mexico – ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) An Albuquerque notary has been indicted on more than 300 felony charges for falsifying documents for dozens of immigrants to get driver's licenses in New Mexico.
Gov. Susana Martinez announced Thursday that a Bernalillo County grand jury had indicted Ana Hernandez of Albuquerque on charges including forgery, conspiracy to commit forgery, perjury for making a false affidavit and making a fictitious driver's license. The state canceled 39 licenses obtained with Hernandez's help and applications of three others weren't processed.
Hernandez was arrested in May as part of an alleged heroin trafficking ring. She was a notary public, a state-commissioned official who certifies the validity of documents.
The governor plans to ask the Legislature in a special session this fall to scrap New Mexico's policy of granting licenses to illegal immigrants.
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