February
15, 2007 - United
States Attorney Patrick L. Meehan today announced the
indictment* returned
by the grand jury charging LEONEL ANDRES BAEZ ESPINAL of Trenton, New Jersey,
with making a false statement in an application of United States passport.
The indictment charges that on January 25, 2007, ESPINAL gave a false name
and claimed to be a United States citizen in an application for a United
States passport, when in fact he was a citizen of the Dominican republic.
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DEFENDANT |
ADDRESS |
AGE [Date of Birth] |
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Leonel A. Baez Espinal |
Trenton, NJ |
42 years old |
The case was investigated by the United States Secret Service and the Philadelphia Police Department, and has been assigned to Assistant United States Attorney Albert S. Glenn.
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UNITED
STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE EASTERN DISTRICT, PENNSYLVANIA Suite 1250, 615 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19106 |
Contact: RICH MANIERI Media Contact 215.861.8525 |
*An Indictment or Information is an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
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