HILLSBORO, Ore. -- Police and Washington County deputies are investigating a possible case of fraud stemming from a Hillsboro branch of the Department of Motor Vehicles.

Detectives are looking into whether a worker may have handed out fake Oregon ID cards to at least 20 people.

Earlier this week, detectives raided the home of Maria Morales, a window clerk at the DMV.

Deputies said the Department of Motor Vehicles worker may be involved in distributing fake Oregon ID cards, the same type of documents she processes as part of her job.

"I just took my son last year to get his license there. I never would have suspected anybody would do anything like that. Hopefully they're wrong," parent Jill Butcher said.

Police said Morales is cooperating with them. But they said they want to know who may have gotten their hands on the bogus ID cards.

At least 20 people may have the fake documents, police said.

"If she's under investigation she needs to be removed from that position until it's completely resolved," Hillsboro resident Jennifer Manning said.

The DMV said she has been temporarily removed from her position. Police said the window clerk has not been arrested or charged, but they're continuing to investigate.

Police also said they're not sure if the fake documents had real people's information.

"I was a victim of ID theft about five years ago and it really impacted my life. I really hope they catch everybody involved," Hillsboro resident Frank Reynolds said.

Police said they recovered some of the bogus Oregon ID cards from Morales but they said there could be more.

"The damage has probably been done," Manning said.

Detectives said they're trying to figure out how deep this investigation will go and what Morales might have done with the fake IDs.

FOX 12 attempted to contact Morales unsuccessfully.

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