HOUSTON – Emmanuel Padilla Reyes, 35, was sentenced to five years in federal prison and ordered to pay $22 million for his role in a large-scale scheme involving fake Texas temporary license plates.

INDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis man has been sentenced for his role in a counterfeit temporary license plate scheme that involved creating and selling fake interim tags on Facebook Marketplace. The ...

ST. LOUIS – Fake license plates–bought online are being used by drivers looking for new ways to hide from police. The fake tags are often mistaken for legit plates and are being sold online, making ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- An ABC13 investigation into fake paper plates for sale on the black market, has prompted law enforcement to investigate. We found paper car plates for sale on Facebook. We ...

A truck's fabricated, phony license plate caught the attention of police in California, who are now investigating the carrier ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Following years of widespread fraud and abuse that touched every state, Texas is eliminating most temporary paper license plates and replacing them with new color-coded metal ones. The ...

ARLINGTON, Texas — Temporary paper license plates are now a thing of the past in Texas, and law enforcement is calling it a major step forward in fighting crime. “This is a major problem,” said Lt.

Temporary paper license plates issued by car dealers are about to become a thing of the past in Texas. A 2023 state law requiring metal plates for vehicles that are sold or traded in takes effect next ...