Massachusetts Fugitive Pleads Guilty to Federal Firearms and Identity Theft Charges

Massachusetts Fugitive Pleads Guilty to Federal Firearms and Identity Theft Charges

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys on March 28, 2014. It is reproduced in full below.

Court records reveal that Irving was arrested on March 27, 2013 on an outstanding

fugitive warrant from Massachusetts for a 1979 conviction for violent rape and other

crimes. Irving had been living under a false identity in Maine since 1981, had been fraudulently

using his brother’s name and social security number, and used an incorrect date of birth to renew

his driver’s license. At the time of Irving’s apprehension, he had nine firearms in his home.

He faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine on the firearms charge and a

consecutive 2 years in prison and a $250,000 fine on the identity theft charge. He will be

sentenced after the completion of a presentence investigation report by the U.S. Probation Office.

The investigation was conducted by the Massachusetts and Maine State Police, the

Gorham Police Department, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Bureau of Alcohol,

Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Social Security Administration - Office of Inspector

General.

Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys

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