A Broward County court clerk on Monday joined the ever - growing ranks of workforce employees convicted of using job - related computer systems to commit identity theft . he then sold the information to another person who used it to file fraudulent income tax returns . According to the federal indictment , Kyles was authorized to use the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles ' Driver and Vehicle Information Database while assisting local residents with traffic tickets and driver - related criminal cases . But Kyles ' frequent use of the database triggered a red flag which led to the discovery that she was stealing motorists ' identities . Court records did not specify how many identities were stolen , but U.S. District Judge Robin Rosenbaum said Monday that there were at least 10 victims and the loss was between $ 120,000 and $ 200,000 . ;