if New York govt employees are involved, I bet they are corrupt, and somehow making a lot of untaxed income from their job.... 3 New York DMV employees, and a driving school were busted in driver's license scheme, Staten Island DA says

Detectives say the T&E Driving School on Roosevelt Avenue in Queens charged people $1,600 to $2,000 each to falsify driving exams. Investigators say the school's owner worked with three DMV examiners and a substitute driver who posed as other people to take tests.

https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/new-york-state-department-of-motor-vehicles-drivers-license-scheme/