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California’s Department of Motor Vehicles improperly disclosed private information to seven other government agencies on more than 3,000 people involved in some type of investigation as suspects or witnesses, officials said Tuesday.

The department was sending letters Tuesday to the 3,200 people after determining that they are not currently being investigated.

The department improperly gave federal, state and county agencies what were supposed to be internal notes, such as whether drivers’ Social Security numbers had been checked to see if they were valid or falsified or if the individual was ineligible for a Social Security number.

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