A second man accused earlier this year of impersonating DHS officers in Washington, D.C., pleads guilty to charges including conspiring to impersonate a federal officer and bank fraud.
in Washington, D.C., pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges including conspiring to impersonate a federal officer and bank fraud.Prosecutors had charged that the pair managed to convince Secret Service agents assigned to the White House that they were legitimate DHS agents with their impersonation scheme — and labeled them a".
Part of that scam included conning their way into multiple apartments and parking spaces at a D.C. apartment complex, while assuring the landlord the federal government would pick up the tab. Federal prosecutors said the pair were also"lavishing gifts" on Secret Service agents, including"rent-free living."In court Wednesday, Ali maintained he'd been tricked as well. He told U.S.
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Second D.C. man accused of posing as a federal agent pleads guiltyA second man accused earlier this year of impersonating DHS officers in Washington, D.C., pleads guilty to charges including conspiring to impersonate a federal officer and bank fraud.
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