MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. \u2014 Three men were arrested Wednesday after one of them helped the others cheat on their driver license exams in Miami-Dade County, authorities said.<\/p>\n
The Miami-Dade Sheriff\u2019s Office identified the suspects as Karel Clavel-Beltran, 46, of Hialeah; Alexis Franc Fernandez, 63, of Tampa; and Miguel Nunez-Garcia, 47, of Miami.<\/p>\n
According to an MDSO press release, \u201cClavel-Beltran used strategically placed cameras and earpieces to help Mr. Miguel Nunez-Garcia and Mr. Alexis Fernandez cheat on the computer-based driver license examination.\u201d<\/p>\n
Nunez-Garcia\u2019s arrest report states that he had failed the exam multiple times before passing Wednesday. The report notes that Nunez-Garcia does not understand English and the test is solely administered in English following a law that took effect on Feb. 6.<\/p>\n
According to the report, Nunez-Garcia admitted that he was wearing a purple Polo shirt equipped with a \u201cbutton camera\u201d and an earpiece as Clavel-Beltran provided him the answers to the exam while he took it at the Midway Crossings Tax Collector Office at 7795 W. Flagler St.<\/p>\n
He said he paid Clavel-Beltran $600 for his assistance, authorities said.<\/p>\n
According to a separate arrest report, Fernandez also took the exam Wednesday at the Midway Crossings location and was spotted by a Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles compliance officer entering a white truck in a gray T-shirt and then exiting the truck wearing a Polo shirt.<\/p>\n
Deputies said it is common practice for people to wear a Polo shirt to hide recording devices during exams and then change their attire once the exam is completed.<\/p>\n
According to the report, Fernandez was detained after the exam and he too could not understand English, despite taking the exam in English.<\/p>\n
Deputies said Fernandez admitted that Clavel-Beltran provided him the earpiece and Polo shirt with the button camera to help him pass the exam, but he still failed because he was unable to hear Clavel-Beltran through the earpiece. <\/p>\n
According to the report, Fernandez said he brought a \u201clarge amount of cash\u201d with him to pay Clavel-Beltran for his services, but he was detained by an investigator before he could pay him.<\/p>\n
Fernandez and Nunez-Garcia were arrested on charges of cheating and unlawful use of a communications device.<\/p>\n
Clavel-Beltran, meanwhile, was arrested on charges of organized scheme to defraud, cheating, unlawful use of a communications device and providing a false name\/ID after arrest.<\/p>\n
\u201cObtaining a driver license is a privilege that comes with the responsibility of safely operating a vehicle on our roadways,\u201d MDSO said in a statement. \u201cWhen someone attempts to cheat the testing process, they undermine the integrity of the system and put the safety of our community at risk.<\/p>\n
\u201cMDSO remains committed to protecting the integrity of the licensing process and ensuring that only qualified drivers earn the privilege to get behind the wheel. Attempts to obtain a driver license through fraud or deception will not be tolerated, and those who try to circumvent the law will be investigated and held accountable.\u201d<\/p>\n
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