JURY CONVICTS UNKNOWN MAN FOR USING IDENTITY OF DECEASED CHILD FOR 25 YEARS TO OBTAIN NEARLY $300,000 IN GOVERNMENT BENEFITS

A federal jury in Pocatello convicted an unidentified man of wire fraud, theft of government funds, and aggravated identity theft after using the identity of a deceased child for 25 years to fraudulently obtain nearly $300,000 in government benefits. The three-day trial concluded with guilty verdicts on May 21, presided over by U.S. District Judge David C. Nye.