03/07/2016‚ On February 29, 2016, Michael David Hopkins, age 50, of Westminster was arrested on charges of forgery, impersonating a public servant, gathering identity information by deception and criminal possession of a forged instrument.
Hopkins has allegedly been soliciting individuals who were unable to lawfully obtain a driver license due to being under restraint, lack of qualifications or inability to demonstrate lawful presence in the U.S. for the past two years. Hopkins would allegedly impersonate a DMV employee while meeting with individuals and provide them with counterfeit temporary driver licenses in exchange for money.
The Colorado DMV investigations unit is urging any individuals who may have been contacted by or used the services of this individual to contact the DMV hotline at,1-855-778-2368.
This case is being investigated by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Colorado Department of Revenue, Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV), Motor Vehicle Investigations Unit and Immigration and Customs Enforcements (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
Colorado Department of Revenue records show that Hopkins has never been employed with the Colorado DMV.
This investigation is not related to other current DMV investigations.
As this is an ongoing investigation, we are unable to provide further information.