Driver's license scam targeting Asians includes 6-figure ripoffs and arrest, DPS says

AUSTIN — A scam targeting Asian Texans that began when the state unknowingly sent thousands of driver's licenses to an organized crime group is far more sweeping than originally reported, with six-figure ripoffs across multiple states, officials with the Texas Department of Public Safety said Friday. A web of suspects around the country used the IDs to draw huge sums from victims' bank accounts, buy luxury cars and open credit cards, the officials told The Dallas Morning News in an exclusive briefing. At least 5,000 Texans are victims of the scheme, including some in the Dallas area. The revelations come…