Martinsburg man sentenced for using someone else’s social security number

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Martinsburg man sentenced for using someone else’s social security number

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys on Feb. 4, 2020. It is reproduced in full below.

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Alberto Poblano Lopez, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, was sentenced today to five years probation for using a false social security number to obtain a driver’s license, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.

Lopez, age 37, pled guilty to one count of “False Representation of a Social Security Number" in September 2019. Lopez admitted to using someone else’s social security number in order to obtain a West Virginia Driver’s License in August 2018 in Jefferson County.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Lara Omps-Botteicher prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The U.S. Department of State, Diplomatic Security Service investigated.

Chief U.S. District Judge Gina M. Groh presided.

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

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