Jury Finds 'Unknown Man' Guilty of Stealing Slain Child's Identity
The defendant was convicted of stealing the identity of a child and fraudulently obtaining government benefits for decades.
A federal jury in Pocatello, Idaho has convicted an unnamed individual of stealing the identity of a deceased child, Carlos Ramon Obregon, who passed away in 1977. The defendant used the deceased boy's identity to fraudulently obtain government benefits totaling over $284,000 over a period of more than two decades. The man, whose identity remains unknown, was sentenced to 61 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release and ordered to pay $283,977.40 in restitution.
Prosecutors allege the defendant committed wire fraud, theft of government funds, and aggravated identity theft. The case has drawn attention due to the rarity of sentencing a defendant with an unknown identity.
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