A Canadian woman carrying twelve fraudulent driver’s licenses that all featured her photograph under different names was arrested in Tampa after a late night traffic stop exposed both identity fraud and an immigration violation. Bryce Swanson, 28, was taken into custody on July 29 2026 near West Hillsborough Avenue when Hillsborough County deputies discovered she had never possessed a valid driver’s license and had remained in the country past the end of her visa. She remains held without bond at the Orient Road Jail under an ICE detainer while facing charges that include fraudulent use of personal information involving more than five thousand dollars or between ten and twenty victims along with driving without a license and giving a false name to officers.
The stop began around ten thirty nine in the evening when a deputy noticed the vehicle’s taillights and tag lights were not illuminated and pulled the silver car over on West Hillsborough Avenue in Tampa. Body camera video released by the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office shows the deputy introducing himself and asking basic questions while the woman sat in the driver’s seat. She first gave the name Brianna Valenzuela and said she was from New York and currently staying at a local Airbnb. When asked about a license she initially claimed to have one before admitting she had never obtained a valid driver’s license in the United States.
After she stepped out of the vehicle deputies searched the car and located the twelve driver’s licenses. Each card displayed Swanson’s photograph paired with a different name and date of birth. Further checks established that she is a Canadian citizen who had overstayed her visa. The combination of the false name, the lack of any valid license, the stack of counterfeit documents, and the immigration status led to her immediate arrest at the scene. Official records list the primary fraud charge as involving more than five thousand dollars or ten to fewer than twenty victims together with the traffic and false information offenses.
Swanson’s responses during the encounter shifted from initial claims of a different identity and residency to eventual admissions about the license. Video shows her gesturing while still seated, then standing outside the car near police lights with her hands near her waist or raised toward her head as additional units arrived. She remained at the location until deputies completed the investigation and transported her to the Orient Road Jail. The full sequence is documented in the sheriff’s office body camera release and corroborated by local reports available at this detailed account and additional verified coverage.
Routine equipment stops continue to serve as an effective entry point for uncovering more serious activity when officers conduct thorough identity verification. Multiple fraudulent licenses under a single person’s image complicate efforts to establish true identity and can mask financial or other crimes that harm multiple people. Coordination between local deputies and federal immigration authorities in this instance ensured the visa overstay was addressed at the same time as the criminal charges. Further court documents will determine the precise scope of any related losses and the next steps in both the state case and the immigration proceedings.
