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DC Man Admits To Impersonating Federal Law Enforcement To Live Rent Free, $1M Bank Fraud Scheme DC Man Admits To Impersonating Federal Law Enforcement To Live Rent Free, $1M Bank Fraud Scheme
DC Man Admits To Impersonating Federal Law Enforcement To Live Rent Free, $1M Bank Fraud Scheme A second man has admitted to impersonating a Department of Homeland Security officer in Washington, DC to run a series of elaborate schemes to live a luxurious lifestyle. District of Columbia resident Haider Ali, 36, admitted this week to charges stemming from a scheme in which he pretended to be a federal law enforcement officer for a range of purposes, the Department of Justice announced. The impersonation scheme allowed Ali to maintain a series of apartments in which he then failed to pay rent, officials said. He also admitted carrying out a bank fraud scheme in which he obtained more …

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What's In A Name?: Fredericksburg Woman Who Faked Identity, Arrested What's In A Name?: Fredericksburg Woman Who Faked Identity, Arrested
What's In A Name?: Fredericksburg Woman Who Faked Identity, Arrested A woman fled from law enforcement in Fredericksburg, when officers discovered she was faking her identity, officials said. At around 2:50 p.m. on August 7, Claire Kaus gave officers a fake name, birth date, and social security number in the area of the Red Roof Inn on Warrenton Road, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. When police questioned Kaus, who had violated her probation, she messed up a fake social security number twice and proceeded to flee from the officer, authorities said. After a short foot chase, Kaus was taken into custody and charged with false identifica…

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by AJ Goldbloom