Beautiful Life Allah, Passport Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft, Maryland 2024

Baltimore, Maryland – A disturbing case of passport fraud has come to light in Baltimore, Maryland. Beautiful Life Allah, also known as Tezelle Miller and Tezell Miller, a 65-year-old man from Gwynn Oak, Maryland, has been indicted for passport fraud, aggravated identity theft, false statements, and false representation of a social security number.

According to the indictment, Allah used someone else’s social security number to submit a passport application, submitted a fraudulent custody order to apply for a passport for his minor child, and made false statements on passport applications from August 2022 through February 2023.

The indictment was announced by Kelly O. Hayes, U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland, along with David M. Richeson, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) – Washington Field Office, and Colleen Lawlor, Special Agent in Charge, Social Security Administration, Office of the Inspector General (SSA-OIG) – Philadelphia Field Division.

Beautiful Life Allah faces up to 10 years in prison for passport fraud, a mandatory minimum sentence of two years for aggravated identity theft, up to five years for false statements, and up to five years for false representation of a social security number. A federal district court judge will determine the sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

An indictment is not a finding of guilt, and individuals charged by indictment are presumed innocent until proven guilty at a later criminal proceeding. U.S. Attorney Hayes commended DSS and SSA-OIG for their work in the investigation and thanked Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Kertisha Dixon for prosecuting the case.

For more information about the Maryland U.S. Attorney’s Office, its priorities, and resources available to report fraud, visit www.justice.gov/usao-md and https://www.justice.gov/usao-md/report-fraud.

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