Before the law was adopted, states were selling driver's license information to direct marketing companies, charities and political campaigns.
A federal investigation found that while Mr. Ryan was secretary of state, employees of his agency sold driver's licenses for bribes, and some of the proceeds went to his campaign for governor.
The conviction and its fallout are the latest results of a federal inquiry into accusations that while Gov. George Ryan was Illinois secretary of state, officials in his office sold driver's licenses for political contributions to his campaign.
The conviction and its fallout are the latest results of a year-and-a-half federal investigation into accusations that while Gov. George Ryan was Illinois secretary of state, officials under him sold driver's licenses for political contributions.
Ortiz is now designing for the Bobby Jones Golf Company, selling drivers, fairway woods, hybrids and wedges crafted with help from the short-game guru Dave Pelz.
Until now, states essentially earned millions of dollars a year selling drivers' personal information to a variety of groups, including direct marketers, charities, political campaigns, and in Nebraska's case, civic groups or businesses that resold the information in book form.
Sponsorships followed, including one with Bang Golf, which sells golf drivers.
From 1970 to 2001, there were 0.76 vehicles sold per driver in the United States.
Silk Road sold fake driver's licences, passports, social security cards, utility bills, credit card statements and car insurance records.
Our hero is an amiable Texan loser with a girlfriend named Doreen Evaa Mendes) and a profitable line in selling fake driver's licenses to illegal immigrants.
