NEWARK, N.J. – A former IRS attorney has been charged with impersonating a federal officer during multiple traffic stops, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
Deon Owensby, 42, of Trenton, New Jersey, is charged with one count of impersonating a federal officer and one count of possessing an official identification card of a federal agency without authorization.
Owensby allegedly displayed a federal employee identification card, including an official IRS identification card known as an “IRS Pocket Commission,” to law enforcement officers after committing traffic violations from August 2015 to April 2017.
According to the complaint, Owensby obtained the IRS Pocket Commission during his employment as an attorney with the IRS but failed to return it upon termination in April 2015. He told his supervisor that it was stolen.
Owensby displayed the IRS Pocket Commission or some form of federal employee identification to state or local police on three separate occasions, claiming that the expiration date on the card had not passed, despite it having expired.
The charges carry a maximum potential penalty of three years in prison and a $250,000 fine for impersonating a federal officer, and six months in prison and a $5,000 fine for possessing an official identification card without authorization.
U.S. Attorney Carpenito credited special agents of the U.S. Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration with the investigation, and thanked the N.J. State Police and the Millburn Police Department for their assistance.
The charges and allegations contained in the complaint are merely accusations, and the defendant is considered innocent unless and until proven guilty.
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Key Facts
- State: New Jersey
- Category: Public Corruption
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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