A Wednesday traffic stop on West Hillsborough Avenue took an unusual turn when deputies found a 28-year-old driver carrying 12 driver's licenses bearing her photo, but no valid license of her own.
According to a Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office post, Bryce Swanson initially identified herself as Brianna Valenzuela and said she had an ID. Deputies said she later acknowledged that she did not have an ID and had never possessed a valid driver's license, while the licenses they found listed different names and dates of birth.
Deputies arrested Swanson, and the sheriff's office said they learned she was from Canada and had overstayed her visa. HCSO said she faces several charges, including fraudulent use of personal information over $5,000 or involving 10 but fewer than 20 victims.
What The Identity-Fraud Charge Could Mean
The wording of that charge tracks Florida's criminal-use-of-personal-identification statute. Under Florida law, fraudulent use of another person's identifying information becomes a second-degree felony when the alleged benefit, loss or fraud reaches $5,000, or when information from 10 or more but fewer than 20 people is used; a conviction under that subsection carries a mandatory minimum three-year prison sentence.
The arrest announcement does not explain whether all 12 documents were authentic, how many alleged victims investigators counted or what financial loss, if any, supports the charge. The agency's arrest-record guidance cautions that booking information reflects the circumstances known at the time of arrest and is not a finding of guilt.
