GREENSBORO, N.C. - A Kernersville man was sentenced today in federal court in Greensboro for impersonating a Deputy United States Marshal, announced United States Attorney Matthew G.T. Martin of the Middle District of North Carolina.
MICHAEL ROBERT KWASNIEWSKI, age 38, was sentenced to a total term of imprisonment of 16 months by Senior United States District Judge N. Carlton Tilley, Jr. In addition to prison time, KWASNIEWSKI was ordered to serve three years of supervised release and to pay a fine of $2,000 and a special assessment of $100.00. KWASNIEWSKI pleaded guilty on March 6, 2019.
On Oct. 30, 2018, KWASNIEWSKI was indicted for impersonating a United States Marshal. He was released on November 8, 2018, pending trial and advised that the commission of a federal felony while on release could result in enhanced penalties. On Dec. 10, 2018, KWASNIEWSKI entered a Kohl’s department store in Kernersville wearing a grey t-shirt with a United States Marshals Service (“USMS") emblem on the front and had a USMS badge draped around his neck. He was also armed with a handgun on his right side. Over the course of several hours in the store that night, KWASNIEWSKI displayed the badge and repeatedly identified himself to store employees as a “U.S. Marshal."
The case was investigated by the United States Marshals Service, the Kernersville Police Department, and the Winston-Salem Police Department. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Meredith C. Ruggles.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
