BUFFALO, N.Y.- U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Adam Doumbouya, 30, of Ireland, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with improper use of another person’s passport and making a false statement to law enforcement. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephanie Lamarque, who is handling the case, stated that, according to the complaint, the defendant attempted to enter the United States at the Amtrak Train Station Port of Entry in Niagara Falls on Nov. 19, 2017. Doumbouya presented an Irish passport bearing the name Mariame Kourouma to a Customs and Border Protection Officer. The defendant also told the officer she was traveling to New York City to visit relatives.
An officer entered the defendant’s fingerprints into a Fingerprint Identification System and determined that she was in fact Adam Doumbouya, a citizen of Ireland, and not Mariame Kourouma. The investigation further revealed that the defendant was previously denied entry to the United States at the Rouses Point, New York Port of Entry, and had been refused a visa at the United States consulate in Dublin.
The defendant made an initial appearance this afternoon before U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeremiah J. McCarthy and is being held pending a detention hearing scheduled for Nov. 28, 2017, at 9:30 a.m.
The criminal complaint is the result of an investigation by Customs and Border Protection, under the direction of Rose Brophy, Director of Field Operations.
The fact that a defendant has been charged with a crime is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
