$3,000. This is why scheme like Real ID will never work. more at link California DMV workers charged in bribery scheme Five California Department of Motor Vehicles employees are charged in San Diego in what federal prosecutors say was a scheme that produced hundreds of fraudulent driver licenses for bribes of up to $3,000 each.
Where do they find these airheads? $3,000 was the high end of the scale, which got you a commercial license. Those people could end up driving trucks (max GVW is 80,000 pounds in most states), school buses & other public transport. National security? No. Serious public menace? Definitely.