SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Anastasios Katzopoulos, a 38-year-old man from Rising Fawn, Georgia, and formerly of North Syracuse, New York, was sentenced yesterday to time served, following two months of incarceration, after pleading guilty to making false statements in a passport application and making false statements to the Social Security Administration. The announcement was made by United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian and John Grasso, Special Agent in Charge for the New York Field Division of the United States Social Security Administration, Office of Inspector General.
As part of his guilty plea, Katzopoulos admitted that he was issued a social security number in 1993 and a United States passport in 2002. He further admitted that in June 2012, while living in North Syracuse, New York, he applied for and was issued a new social security number after stating that he had never previously been issued a social security number. The following month, Katzopoulos used the second social security number to apply for a United States passport, falsely stating that he had never previously applied for or been issued a United States passport.
In August 2016, Katzopoulos pleaded guilty before United States District Judge David N. Hurd. In addition to the two-month period of incarceration already served, Katzopoulos was sentenced to a term of supervised release for three years, to complete eighty hours of community service, and to pay a fine in the amount of $10,000.
The case was investigated by the United States Social Security Administration, Office of Inspector General and the United States Department of State, Diplomatic Security Service and was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Carina H. Schoenberger and Sahar L. Amandolare.
Anastasios Katzopoulos, whose full name is Anastasios Alexander Hatzopoulos, was issued a social security number in 1993 and a United States passport in 2002. He then applied for a new social security number in 2012, stating that he had never previously been issued one. He used the new social security number to apply for a United States passport, falsely stating that he had never previously applied for or been issued a passport.
Katzopoulos was sentenced to time served, which is two months of incarceration. He was also sentenced to a term of supervised release for three years, to complete eighty hours of community service, and to pay a fine in the amount of $10,000. The total sentence is a result of his guilty plea to making false statements in a passport application and making false statements to the Social Security Administration.
This case is a reminder of the importance of honesty and integrity when dealing with government agencies. Anastasios Katzopoulos’s actions were a serious breach of trust, and he has been held accountable for his actions. The investigation and prosecution of this case were a collaborative effort by the United States Social Security Administration, Office of Inspector General and the United States Department of State, Diplomatic Security Service, and Assistant United States Attorneys Carina H. Schoenberger and Sahar L. Amandolare.
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Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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