WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:
LAS VEGAS - A Romanian national, illegally present in the United States, was indicted today by a federal grand jury in Las Vegas for allegedly using a counterfeit foreign passport and other documents as part of a fraud scheme to steal money from American victims.
"A false identity may help a fraudster gain a victim's trust, but it will not shield them from federal prosecution," said First Assistant United States Attorney Sigal Chattah for the District of Nevada. "Those who use counterfeit identities, sham businesses, and online marketplaces to swindle Americans out of their hard-earned money will ...