Ghanaian jailed in US for using relative’s identity to secure job
A 29-year-old Ghanaian, Linford Atakora, has been sentenced to approximately nine months in federal custody in the United States for fraudulently using the identity of a relative who is an American citizen to obtain employment at a home health agency. Atakora was sentenced by US District Court Judge Daniel L. Hovland on a felony charge […]
Linford Atakora, a 29-year-old Ghanaian, has been sentenced to nine months in federal custody in the United States for using his relative's identity to secure employment, according to US prosecutors. Atakora was found guilty of misusing a Social Security number during a felony charge. The sentencing occurred after he allegedly used his relative's personal information and identification documents to obtain a job at a home health agency in Bismarck, North Dakota.
He presented his relative's driver's licence and Social Security card on his application, allowing him to provide false documentation. The fraudulent actions resulted in the agency falsely receiving $51,435.63 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Atakora, who did not have a valid Social Security number and was not authorized to work in the U.S., has been ordered to be removed from the country to Ghana.
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