CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Daniel Aaron Stone, 36, currently incarcerated at Federal Correctional Institution Beckley, was convicted for aggravated identity theft, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen, announced.
Stone admitted to having social security numbers of people for the intended use of filing false tax returns. Stone pled guilty today in federal court to two counts of “Aggravated Identity Theft." He faces up to four years in prison. Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the actual sentence imposed will be based upon the seriousness of the offenses and the prior criminal history, if any, of the defendant.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew R. Cogar prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Internal Revenue Service and the Special Investigative Services Unit of the Bureau of Prisons investigated.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael John Aloi presided.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
