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Tricking Agency Into Issuing Invalid Passport Supports Conviction

By Jonathan Byrne

US v. Luke: A person claiming to be Luke's son applied for a passport in Philadelphia. Luke, a naturalized citizen, accompanied him to a subsequent interview. Although the applicant left during the interview when his identity was questioned, Luke remained and argued that the passport should be issued. When it was not, he left. Another suspicious passport application, made in Maryland, provided Luke's address as that of the applicant. During the subsequent investigation, Luke made several false statements about the alleged applicant and his knowledge of him. As a result of the investigation, Luke was charged with (among other things) conspiracy to commit identification document fraud and aggravated identity theft. He was convicted on both counts...continue to full post

Full post as published by Fourth Circuit Blog on December 28, 2010 (boomark / email).