FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:  Raymond Worrall

PHONE: (201) 320-3550

EMAIL: rworrall@hcpo.org

DATE: Tuesday, May 23, 2023

NEWARK MAN CHARGED WITH USING ANOTHER PERSON’S PERSONAL INFORMATION TO OBTAIN NEW JERSEY DRIVER’S LICENSE

Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez has released the following information:

On Monday, May 22, 2023, members of the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Public Integrity-Special Investigations Unit arrested Williams Morocho-Avila of Newark on charges related to his using the identification information of another person to obtain a driver’s license at the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission in North Bergen.

Morocho-Avila, age 47, was arrested without incident at the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office in Secaucus. He has been charged on a Complaint-Summons with Using the Personal Identifying Information of Another in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:21-17.2a, a second-degree crime; and Tampering With Public Records or Information in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:28-7a(1), a third-degree crime. His first court appearance is currently scheduled for Tuesday, June 13, 2023 in Central Judicial Processing Court in Jersey City.

On December 13, 2022, Morocho-Avila obtained a non-driver identification card and basic driver examination permit at the South Plainfield MVC. An investigation by the NJMVC revealed that on November 13, 2021 a driver’s license was obtained by Morocho-Avila at the North Bergen MVC under a different name.

The above charges are merely accusations, and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty. R.P.C. 3.6(b)(6)