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Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ADRIAN JOSEPH, 55, a resident of St. Lucia, last resident of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Sarah AL Merriam in Bridgeport to approximately nine months in prison. time already passed, for violations related to obtaining federal documents under an assumed identity.
According to court documents and statements made in court, Joseph has lived in Bridgeport under an assumed identity for about 20 years.
Using his stolen identity, Joseph obtained multiple identification documents from various government agencies, including a US passport, a Social Security Account Number card, a City of Bridgeport voter registration card, and a US driver’s license. Connecticut by the Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles (“CT DMV”).
In February 2020, Joseph visited the CT DMV in Norwalk and, using fraudulent identification documents, successfully applied for and received a REAL ID driver’s license.
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During the investigation, the individual whose identity Joseph used informed the government that his identity documents had been stolen in the late 1990s.
On August 2, 2022, Joseph pleaded guilty to one count of using a passport secured by a false statement and one count of falsely providing a social security account number, which carries a maximum sentence of five years.
Joseph, who is banned, now faces deportation proceedings.
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This case was investigated by the U.S. Department of State, Diplomatic Security Service, and the Social Security Administration Office of the Inspector General, with the assistance of the U.S. Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force, the Department of Motor Vehicles, Connecticut and the Bridgeport Police Department.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant US Attorney Hal Chen.
SOURCE: United States Department of Justice
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