David Anthony Pike, a fugitive wanted for capital murder in Alabama, was sentenced to two years in federal prison for aggravated identity theft, announced W. Stephen Muldrow, United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico.
On December 20, 2019, United States District Court Chief Judge Gustavo A. Gelpí sentenced David Anthony Pike to two years in federal prison for aggravated identity theft.
Pike is wanted for capital murder in the state of Alabama and was living under the name of Stephen Williamson Varner.
On January 30, 2019, a federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned an indictment against David Anthony Pike, charging him with willfully and knowingly making false statements in a U.S. Passport Renewal Application, mail fraud, misuse of social security number, aggravated identity theft, and false statement of representation made to a department or agency of the United States.
According to the charging documents, on December 7, 2018, Pike executed a U.S. Passport Renewal Application under the name Stephen Williamson Varner. Due to inconsistencies and fraud indicators in the passport renewal form, including a finding of a death record for a Stephen Williamson Varner, born and deceased at the early age of 22 months in the State of Alabama; the State Department’s Bureau of Consular Affairs referred the suspicious application to the Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) for investigation.
“We are pleased at the outcome of this case,” said Norman E. Ramirez-Seda, DSS resident agent in charge in San Juan. “The Diplomatic Security Service values our partnership with the U.S. Attorney’s Office and other law enforcement agencies around the world to prevent and jointly combat U.S. passport and visa fraud. Deterring, detecting, and investigating U.S. passport and visa fraud is not only essential to safeguarding our national security but also in bringing fugitives like Mr. Pike to justice.”
David Anthony Pike, whose real name is David Anthony Pike, was charged with willfully and knowingly making false statements in a U.S. Passport Renewal Application, mail fraud, misuse of social security number, aggravated identity theft, and false statement of representation made to a department or agency of the United States.
Defendant/respondent: David Anthony Pike
Criminal charges: willfully and knowingly making false statements in a U.S. Passport Renewal Application, mail fraud, misuse of social security number, aggravated identity theft, and false statement of representation made to a department or agency of the United States
City and state: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Exact date: December 20, 2019
Sentence or outcome: two years in federal prison
Key Facts
- State: Puerto Rico
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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