A passenger's driver's license became the center of a fraud and immigration investigation at Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport on March 18th, 2025 When deputies arrived confirming who she was would uncover a secret going back nearly 14 years - I have two names - Okay - My name is Dianne Lashar (Redacted) - The problem is that one doesn’t come back at all Put your hands behind your back Okay, you don't... You're not allowed to present a fake ID at an International Airport - I don't have a fake ID - Did you see it when you gave it to them? - You handed it to them - No, I just took a, I just took the ID that was in my purse - Okay, come on - There's two IDs Do you have your real ID on you? Yeah, I have two of my IDs Where is your other ID? In my bag - That's what I was trying to tell them - Where's your bag? It's in my bag The, the lady took it She said... I don't know if it's in the plane or not, or what - Your driver's license - I don't know Maybe it's because it's the the one that was in my purse I have, I have all of my stuff in my purse If you go in my purse, you'll see it Okay, so this is the identification that you presented Okay, that's the wrong one - What do you mean? - I didn't look at it I just put it in my pocket What is wrong with it? I have two of my IDs Okay, but this isn't a real ID Why do you have this? I only... I always have that in my purse Okay, why though? I always have... - I just always have that in my purse - Okay, that, that's not an excuse It's a fake ID You can't have a fake ID in your possession That's not... Well, I didn't know that That's only for... You didn't know you couldn't have a fake ID? I didn't even know it was fake How do you not know it's fake? Because someone said, they can get IDs I didn't even know it was a fake ID That's my name They say, "What's your name?" And everything and the date of birth is on the ID and that's the ID Um, how is it if your information is on your ID Lashar believed her information made the license legitimate but as officers checked questions about the ID soon became questions about her Cuz I know they said once a ID have... Well, at least the person who told me once my ID have all of my information Someone told me that they, um... All I need to do is to go to this tag place and then the tag place gave me my ID You don't go to some place to get your ID You go to DMV to get your driver's license Okay, this place is like a DMV because I have two The one, the one I went to what I did was I gave them my passport and they gave me a ID That's my ID But then this one right here is when I came I don't know who it was, but they said that uh, you could always get... transfer your stuff to your ID just give me my information So I transferred my stuff The records still couldn't confirm Lashar's identity Officers would soon turn to something that could But you can only get your driver's license at a DMV No, you don't If you go in my purse, you will see it And if you go in the s... in the system and call them, you will see - they give you ID - Call who? What's, who's them? Um, it's called a, a tag agency place but they give you ID Okay, where? They give you international ID All you need to do is transfer your passport over - That's me - Yeah, I'm gonna... Okay, so what's your what's your real license? Where's your real license out of? My real license is in my purse - but that's the same... It's the same name - Okay, is it from Florida? No, it's from here - This is Florida - This is Florida Well, I don't know if it's from here Okay, because we ran your name too and your name doesn't exist either on the system My name is... My name is Astia Lashar (Redacted) If you see, I use two names - Why? Because my grandmother... - How long have you lived here? Um, from I was 22 My grandmother, what happened was... We were being fought over from my dad, my grandmother, and my mom I never even knew my name was a certain name until I came and I just changed it So if you go in my purse, you will see my name You'll see all my cards, everything That's me You will even see, if you go on my on my business you will see my name Everything is my name The only thing I did was transfer my information from my passport onto my ID, and I gave them that Where's your passport? My passport is lost but you can check it in my phone You will see my name and everything I'm me Only thing that... And, uh, actually the passport is not lost - Someone broke into the car - So what's the difference between this ID that you have and the driver's license - that's in your bag? - The only difference is that I did the same thing that I did with my passport gave them my information and then they gave me an ID That's the it I met someone and they said that - if I want an ID... - So the one that's in your purse is your driver's license or your ID? That's a dr... I don't know That's a driver's license, I think The one in my purse now is an ID Both of them are IDs And the one I have right now... Is a driver's license, I think I'm not sure what it is but they said it's an ID All I did was give them my passport and they did the same thing the DMV place did I don't understand why did you need another ID I didn't need another ID They told me that I would need an ID to drive down here But you already have a driver's license Yes, but they said I would need another one That's the only reason - I allowed the person who did it - Another one for what? I don't know They said to drive down here Two different IDs are different If you go in my passport, you will see and you can call the place and they'll verify it It's a legit place I know for a fact it's a legit place because when I got stopped before the police I even give them my I... ID and then they say they know about it It's an international ID Did she have her birth certificate to check-in? It's in the bag It's in the bag, the bag that she checked in They not leave yet because I'm supposed to leave for 11:00 or 8:00 But you can, you can go ahead and check it But I didn't know that was a fake ID I did the same thing that they gave me with my ID I'm not... I don't know about those things And how is it a fake ID if that's me? How is it a fake ID if that, that's me and that's my information? just everything, that's me Even my bank account, that's me How is it a fake ID? It's a fake ID because it's not real It was not issued by the State of Florida The DL number does not exist And when we run your name and information that’s provided on it also don't exist - No, I do - So that is how it is a fake ID It is not real You did not get it from the State of Florida - You... - Thus, you can't possess it It is illegal to possess a, a license I didn't know that - I didn't know that - How do you not know? Did you get it from the State of Florida? - I get it from somebody who said - Okay all I need to do... What they said - they can go to the place and they can - That's not how it works turn over my stuff I didn't know that because that's what I did with my own Any logical person know that you cannot get a license from a friend But that's not... No, not a friend I didn't know the person What are they talking about? I did the same thing with my own I gave them my passport I... Well, like gave someone my passport They went and they... they went to DMV place and when I went to renew it it was the same thing It was legit I have both IDs on me And I didn't even know I took that one off and put it in my pocket How am I supposed to know I, I'm not supposed to use an ID that someone gave me? Even my birth certificate is in my phone so how is that a fake ID? This is the same reason why I told them, um, my passport office that they have to change it They told me I had to wait until because I didn't know it was my name I had to start using my name so no one would, would take my stuff I have two names I just use both because I didn't know the first one was my name So now I use both because they messed it up That's, that's not my problem Hey We can get customs to assist us Yes - They, well, they can fingerprint her - She said she has stuff on her phone too See if they can do it for us Have you seen the ID yet? I see the ID down there but the ID is fake Is it a Florida ID? It's a Florida ID Obviously fake? I mean, does it look fake? Does it look fake? - It looks fake - Who has it? Where's the ID now? - Oh, she has it - Who's she? Um Tanya? Tanya - Is that a TSA person? - No, no, no, that’s us We're gonna check We're gonna check the registry Sir - Hi, sorry - Sorry We can go over here Go over here It's okay I was calling your phone, man You're just gonna have to wait for her She a friend of yours? My wife - It's your wife? - Yeah What's going on? She's being detained right now Why? Cuz of her identifications What's wrong with her identification? Doesn't seem right You know where she's traveling to today by chance? Yeah, she's going to New Jersey To New Jersey? Yeah, she has to accompany one of her friends that's a flight attendant for a layover They're supposed to be there for four hours and come right back Her friend doesn't wanna be alone so she asked her to come along with her Oh, a flight attendant - asked her to come with her? - Yeah She's been calling me and I'm trying to figure out what's going on She lands in about 47 minutes in Pittsburgh Let me find out for you right now Who's she a flight attendant with, Spirit? I can ask her You gotta let them know so they don't put your bag on the plane She's probably already gone How's she gonna get the bag back? - Well, all the identification's in that bag - They'll have to have it sent back probably Huh? Probably have to have it sent back Her flight's at 8:00 Yeah, flight's at 8:00 - So that bag's not... - All of her passport everything is in the bag It’d be able to be removed off the, uh, flight - Right, same thing - So she admitted that it was fake? I don't think so No, she, she, she was talking to, uh... She was talking to, to them first They could probably tell you if she said anything I believe maybe somebody mentioned that she got it from somebody, uh, a friend or something like that A friend gave her the, the DL And CI's supposed to come out, right? I believe so Is that what Sarge said? Yeah - Yeah, CI is gonna come out - CI's supposed to come out, right? The gentleman to your left in the jacket is supposedly her husband, he claimed And... husband or boyfriend and he just walked up - Just walked up? - Yeah, a few minutes ago Was he was, was he given like a phone call or how would he know? I think it's, I think there was a party She was... He claims that she was, uh that she was traveling up to Newark with a friend of hers that is a flight attendant because the flight attendant didn't wanna stay alone - like a layover thing - Uh-huh But she didn't wanna stay alone so she was supposed to travel That's the claim That's who I think is communicating with him But she got stopped Whether or not it's a - flight attendant or not - Do we have his 43? I have his name and date of birth I guess that's the passport they have for her - It's a Bahamian passport - So fake driver's license, real name - is what we're thinking right now - Seems like it Seems like it The only thing I don't like that knowing it's a fake ID is I I haven't seen a picture of her on her authenticated ID So I don't know if that's her - They wanted your driver's license? - And they get, yeah, and they scanned That's why I said the person that I gave my passport to they said it was legit The same thing with my other in uh, international one It, it's the same thing - The international, they said it's... - And when the last time When? The last time you got pulled over? Yeah - When was the last time you got pulled over? - Um When was that that we went to church, Sean? I had to drop you to church and I got pulled over That was... That was in July July - In July? - Yeah That's the only reason I know And the thing is, I gave two of them I gave them my international one and the other one My international one is, it... he's... First he said he know what it is He say, "They don't use this now but they're using it They just came out" He say, "Some people don't know about this you can get in problems with it” But other people know like me I know because I know immigrants are able to use this It just passed when I first got it - Because I was sending them in my... - You talking about this? Yes, I was sending them in my bag all that Yeah, but where is the original? - It's in my purse - It's in her purse Yeah, that's international - Yeah, it's in her purse - You said it was at home - Where's her purse at? - No, I told y'all it's in the bag They took the bag from me It's in there - Where's the bag? - I said... That's what I was telling y'all - It's probably on the plane by now - Listen, it's in... They took the bag from me I keep telling y'all to go in my purse in my bag, get my bag but no one is listening to me It wasn't going there So she has, uh an international driver's license as well Anybody can get those That's what I'm saying That's what I was saying earlier You can't go there - give you an international driver's license - There's no international driver's license Yeah, that's what I'm saying And you could go to a place but I don't think they would give you a… issue it here for the driver's license The only thing with an international driver's license is issued by the AAA And once it doesn't show up they bring it back Sean, I was telling them that when they got me they didn't wanna do it You call the airline you tell them you need to send it back Sean, I was telling them that when they got me the bag, they don't wanna listen to me and they didn't wanna do it It wasn't even gone yet Everything you're saying but you still have a fake ID That alone is all that matters I didn't know it was fake I'm just telling you that's what you're here for But it's me That's what I'm saying Everything is me That's not fake Everything is me That's me - None of that is a lie on me - I'm not saying it's not you You understand what I'm saying? That's enough That's all it takes I didn't know that Cuz the same way I issued the international one is the same way I issued that one from someone different They told me it's the same place Okay So that's what I thought Okay That's the only reason we're here I didn't know that Cuz I showed them that and then they said, "Oh, you need one to drive over here in, in the state of Florida" They said, "Just give me the money” But have you t... uh, ever took a driver test? Yeah, I took a driver's test I, I even have a, a driver's thing in the Bahamas No, over here in this, in the state No, I, all I did was give them my information from that and then I, I turn, changed it over from my driver's license I changed it over You give them your information and you change it over But over here you know you're supposed to take a driving test It doesn't matter if you used to drive in your country - or whatever - Mm-hmm You're supposed to take a driver's, uh - a driving test over here - I thought you just give them your in... all the, your, your pa... your driver's license and they change it over - No, that's not how it works - I never knew that So her international driver's license as well Bahamas driver's license That's what I'm saying That's what I was saying earlier I mean, I went back over to tell them told them, like "Did you guys run this, uh so-and-so thing on her? Yep, twice I'm assuming so because we got it from the check-in person Okay He's, he's the lead He's the primary And we're trying to so he can get the experience of handling everything, you know? So let's see He's got more that… should have more information because we try to stay back and let him investigate, you know? So we got, we got CI coming out The’re probably gonna talk to… They said at the, um I- IR... I... Oh, what is it called? The place where you go for, um, help - Mm-hmm - They say I could use a TIN number as a ways to get around things and that's issued to me and my name - Okay - So that's why it's me I issued myself as a business and that's how I obtained it So I can use it as a social because that's the law Okay That's why it's not... I, I did everything by the law That's why I get what I get Nothing is fake Nothing is... The only thing I did not know was that the place I issued the last time which was with the ID I gave y'all is not real I never knew that And the other issue place that doesn't wanna answer I didn't know that either because they say they issue IDs The fingerprints resolved one mystery What officers found next would stretch back nearly 14 years All right, so where did you get this? I got that from the same type of place that What type of place? There was a guy standing out there out of the side of the place and asked me Did you go into a legitimate business? I went into a business for the other one - Then the same business - What, what's the other one? The other ID I told y'all to go and look for It's in my ba... in my, it's in my phone and it's in my purse - Okay - So when y'all see it, y'all get it But they say it's not real - but it is real - This one's not real It is issued I, the same thing, this I did the same thing - to, to get that one - I know, but I'm asking a question about this - Yeah - This is not real - No, I... - How do you know this is not real? Because y'all told me it wasn't real - Really? - That's how I know it wasn't real It's an ID They say any form of ID - so... - This is not an ID This is a driver's license So the guy that I met outside of the place told me that this the one I have would work but then I still gonna need a ID a Florida state ID They say they can give me a... All I need to do is do the same thing I did today give them my passport information and then pay them money and then they're gonna bring me one - I got a question - The same thing Is this a real driver's license? - Yeah, that's a real driver's license - How do you know? They look the same Looks the same? If that's... Then why are you telling me that this is not real? - Because you all told me it wasn’t real - If I told you... But if it's... If you know that it's real you'd be defending that You'd be like, "No, no, that's, that's a real driver's license" - I will defend till the end of time - I believe anything the police say - I will defend till the end of time - because I looked it up that this is a real driver's license - But I'm, I'm not gonna lie - So if I tell you right now the, the, the necklace right now is fake The necklace you have on right now is fake If you're not a jeweler then I wouldn't believe you But if you are a jeweler - I'm gonna believe you - How do you know what I know? Because you're a jeweler Exactly You went to school for it So anyone, anyone tells you you're gonna believe? - Because they're big claims? - But they're police Doesn't matter It does matter - It doesn't matter - Because it does - No, because if you knew, if you knew - they said I looked it up If you knew that you went the proper way to receive a driver's license and you paid the money for it - Mm-hmm - you should stand with your with your gut "This is f****** real This is real I don't know anything about America like that - So if the police tell me that... - How long you been here? I've been here from I was 22 And how many years is that? I don't, I don't know who you are Um, I think 14 - 14 years? - Yeah How did you get here? I got here on a plane So you flew from where? The Bahamas Okay The 14-year gap looked simple on paper Lashar's version of those years was anything but The person I'm traveling with if that's what you wanted to know, um today is my friend She offered me Oh, there's another person here? No, she's not here She offered me as a plus one I just recently met her like, a few months ago Mm-hmm And she... We got cool and everything and she realized that we was... we think alike and stuff like that that we cool and like She's very respectable And she asked me today, she said "Do you wanna come to me... come with me to, um to my flight or whatever?" And I was like, "What do you mean? How long is it gonna be?" Then she said "Oh, it's only gonna be, like, a day" And I said, "Where is it?" And then she said, "New Jersey" So I said, "Okay, that sounds good" At first I told her no That's why you're flying? - Yeah - To New Jersey? - Mm-hmm - Okay So first I told her no and then afterwards I thought about it and I told my daughter, I said, um "She asked me but I'm kind of afraid cuz I don't trust people like that" I say, "I came over here everyone has been kind of regular and not like, um people from the Bahamas" The investigation had uncovered far more than a questionable ID Lashar still maintained she never knew the license was fake but investigators weren't done with their questioning So how come this driver license says How do you say that first name? Dane? Dianne, that's my name Mm-hmm, okay But then they ran you and it's Lashar Okay, I'm just finding out Dianne is not my name I am Dianne my whole life That's I used and my passport got stolen I had to go and ask them for a new passport When I gave them all my information they said, "This is not your name" And I said, "How?" - This is my name, I... - Which one was it your name? Um, Dianne They said, "It's your name, but it's your middle name, your second name" And I said, "No, that's impossible" And then they showed me and then they say they cannot change anything on my passport until the passport expires That's how my country do things Then... And I told them it's giving me a problem I came to them numerous of times and tell them it's giving me a problem So I literally had to use both names cuz some people, some places and people know me as that name When I was with my grandmother when I was with my dad some people knew me as the other name When I was with my mom, I was known as Dianne I never knew that I wasn't Dianne Never So you know this is a big problem, right? It is a problem - I tried to fix it - You, you don't have a Social Security number, right? I do It... Well, it's not a Social Security It's a... It's... They said that I can use it as a Social Security It's a ITN number that's issued to my name and I can use it I use it for my bank information - Mm-hmm - I use it for my, um, Experian I use it for everything The only problem is if you don't use it is they won't show you in the system So what you have to do is you have to build usage, meaning you have to have good credit you have to do certain things like, get a bank account You have to be active And that's what I did to make me legit - Okay - And that's the law It goes by laws All right, well, having this is a big problem - I didn't know that - I know I did not The only reason I know that is because they looked it up and said it's not coming up But I said that's impossible - And then when they looked up the other one… - This is, this is fake, right? And with all the things going on this is a big problem I didn't know it was fake Very big problem And then you don't have citizenship here, right? No, the other one is the same thing That means that one is fake too So I don't understand how y'all allow people to be open with tag agency doing all this and then it's fake Allowing? I didn't allow anybody No, not you, but the government It's a scam That's what it's called, scamming But it's, it's government issued But it's o... it's government issued They have it on their information on their online saying that they give everything Okay, so what's the other thing that you said that's fake? They said the other one is fake What is it? I haven't seen it It's, it's a, um... I mean, it's a... That's a, that's a, um... It's the same thing It's a I... - No, it's, it's issued from here - We don't know if it's fake or not - Okay - No, it's issued from here It's a, it's a American ID, not a Bahamas It's just international Who has it? It's in your bag, right? Yeah, it's in my bag and my phone And they said it's fake too So I'm like, "Hold on, if this is fake that is also fake because I did the same thing" Okay Either you stay here or go over there You can't leave here by yourself Yeah, I'm just gonna sit here Okay The Broward Sheriff's Office released Lashar directly into US Border Patrol custody Later reporting indicated she entered ICE custody and was transferred to an immigration detention facility in Baker County Meanwhile Lashar's criminal case was presented to the Broward County State Attorney's Office for review