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Miami-Dade County Tax Collector Dariel Fernandez speaks during a press conference at PortMiami on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. Fern\u00e1ndez\u2019s office oversees driver\u2019s license and identification services in Miami-Dade.<\/p>\n
An investigation led to the arrest of an employee of the Miami-Dade Tax Collector\u2019s Office on charges tied to an alleged fraud scheme involving the unlawful issuance of driver\u2019s licenses.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter months of investigation, our enforcement team uncovered illegal activity involving a former Clerk Officer in our office who has now been arrested and is in jail\u201d, Miami-Dade County Tax Collector Dariel Fernandez<\/a> said in a social media post Saturday.<\/p>\n According to Fernandez, the investigation \u2014 which has been ongoing for several months \u2014 has also involved the Miami-Dade Sheriff\u2019s Office and federal partners.<\/p>\n Authorities identified the employee as Waldersee Oge, a 46-year-old North Miami resident who was being held at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.<\/p>\n Investigators say licenses were issued in exchange for money<\/p>\n Local 10 reported Friday, citing an arrest report from the Miami-Dade Sheriff\u2019s Office, that Oge is accused of issuing several temporary driver\u2019s licenses to individuals in exchange for money<\/a>.<\/p>\n According to those reports, investigators reviewed surveillance footage that allegedly showed the employee issuing driver\u2019s licenses in March to about four people who were not physically present at the office \u2014 a practice authorities say is unlawful.<\/p>\n Suspicion arose after a supervisor saw Oge reviewing scanned documents in the customer management system through the Orion database, according to the same report cited by Local 10.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, NBC 6 reported Friday that Oge was found accessing the state database to reinstate suspended driver\u2019s licenses for several individuals. According to that report, the he allegedly consulted with third parties<\/a> by cellphone at times to obtain information that he then entered into the system.<\/p>\n Univision reported, citing investigators, that Oge told detectives he carried out the alleged transactions in exchange for direct payments through the Zelle app<\/a>.<\/p>\n Court records show that Oge faces multiple charges, including misconduct in public office, unlawful compensation or reward for official behavior, computer-related crimes, unlawful use of a communication device, unlawful issuance of a driver\u2019s license and falsification of public records.<\/p>\n Read more: New Florida law will change what appears on driver\u2019s licenses in 2027<\/a><\/p>\n Response from the tax collector\u2019s office<\/p>\n At a Friday press conference, Fernandez said Oge was immediately removed from the office\u2019s staff<\/a> after the allegations came to light.<\/p>\n \u201cIn addition, our enforcement team is working closely with the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, which is currently reviewing all transactions associated with this individual. Any necessary actions related to those transactions will be addressed through that process,\u201d Fernandez said.<\/p>\n Fernandez also said the case appears to be an isolated incident<\/a> and that, so far, no other employee at the office that handles Florida driver\u2019s licenses and REAL ID cards has been implicated.<\/p>\n \u201cWhile this remains an active case, it is important to emphasize that the alleged actions involve one individual and do not reflect the professionalism, integrity and dedication of the many employees who serve our community every day,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n According to Fernandez, Oge had been transferred from the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) to the tax collector\u2019s office.<\/p>\n
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