Former Adminstrator, Supervisor of Illinois Secretary of State Department of Vehicle Services Sentenced for Fraud Scheme
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A former administrator and supervisor for the Illinois Secretary of State’s Department of Vehicle Services, Candace Faye Wanzo, 58, of Centralia, Ill., has been ordered to serve 18 months in federal prison for defrauding the Secretary of State’s Office and the Illinois Department of Revenue. During the video conference hearing on May 6, 2021, U.S. District Judge Sue E. Myerscough ordered Wanzo to pay restitution and that she remain on supervised release for three years following completion of her prison term.
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Fairfax County is taking a small but crucial first step toward electrifying its sprawling government vehicle fleet, thanks to more than $4 million in state grants.
Gov. Ralph Northam announced on Friday (May 7) that the county will receive $4.4 million from the first round of Virginia’s Clean Air Communities Program, an initiative that launched in November using $20 million from the state’s Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust.
Three of the five awarded grants went to Fairfax County agencies:
Department of Transportation: $2.9 million for four shuttle buses and chargers
Department of Public Works and Environmental Services: $1.2 million for four solid waste and recycling trucks and chargers
A former administrator for the Illinois Secretary of State has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for fraud.
58-year-old Candace Wanzo of Centralia worked for the Department of Vehicle Services and was responsible for operation of the Public Service Center in Springfield.
She pleaded guilty last fall to stealing title and registration fees and sales tax payments – and replacing the funds with money paid by other vehicle owners.
Federal prosecutors say she misapplied 300-thousand dollars. Wanzo has also been ordered to pay restitution.
Before being hired by Jesse White’s office in 1999, Wanzo pleaded guilty to embezzling nearly a quarter of a million dollars from Southern Illinois University while working for the bursar’s office.
Minnesota imposes March deadline for renewing expired driver s licenses Time is up for Minnesota residents who have been granted extensions. January 27, 2021 6:49pm Text size Copy shortlink:
Time is up for Minnesota residents who have been granted extensions to renew their driver s licenses and state identification cards due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Credentials that would have expired over the past year but remained valid as a result of legislation signed into law by Gov. Tim Walz last year must be renewed by March 31, Megan Leonard, a spokeswoman for the Department of Vehicle Services (DVS), said Wednesday.
DVS this week will begin sending letters to about 300,000 residents who have standard driver s licenses or identification cards expiring between March 13, 2020, and Feb. 28, 2021, and still need to renew.