Key takeaways:
- A jury in Honolulu, Hawaii has convicted a couple of conspiracy, passport fraud, and identity theft after they were found to have been living under the names of dead babies for decades.
- The couple, Bobby Fort and Julie Montague, were referred to by their preferred names in U.S. District Court.
- The couple is expected to be sentenced in the coming months and faces up to 10 years in prison for the conspiracy charge, and up to 15 years for the passport fraud and identity theft charges.
A jury in Honolulu, Hawaii has convicted a couple of conspiracy, passport fraud, and identity theft after they were found to have been living under the names of dead babies for decades.
The couple, Bobby Fort and Julie Montague, were referred to by their preferred names in U.S. District Court. Initially, they made headlines when prosecutors found photos of them wearing KGB uniforms and alleged they said things “consistent with espionage.”
After two hours of deliberation, the jury reached guilty verdicts on Monday. The couple, whose real names are Walter Glenn Primose and Gwynn Darle Morrison, were found guilty of conspiracy, passport fraud, and identity theft.
The couple had been living under the stolen identities since the 1970s. They had been using the names of dead babies to obtain driver’s licenses, passports, and other documents.
The couple is expected to be sentenced in the coming months. They face up to 10 years in prison for the conspiracy charge, and up to 15 years for the passport fraud and identity theft charges.
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