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Wednesday, February 04, 2009
aggravated identity theft
Aggravated identity theft is when someone uses a false identity to do somethng like borrow money.
TITLE 18 > PART I > CHAPTER 47 > § 1028 § 1028A. Aggravated identity theft
That is what Robert Stormer, aka Joe Cafasso did in Indiana and when he was running around in Florida after that shipwreck. He most certainly did that under the name of Lt. Col. Gerry Blackwood.
According to the law, if he'd shown up at Western Union and provided the documentation he showed in Indiana to prove he was Robert Stormer, that would have been illegal, too.
According to the law - if I'm reading it correctly - someone found guilty of such an offense isn't even allowed to go on parole.
It would be interesting to see if what he's done qualifies as terrorism, according with this:(2) Terrorism offense.— Whoever, during and in relation to any felony violation enumerated in section 2332b (g)(5)(B), knowingly transfers, possesses, or uses, without lawful authority, a means of identification of another person or a false identification document shall, in addition to the punishment provided for such felony, be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 5 years.
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