Roan Lynch, Obtaining US Passport with Stolen ID, Georgia 2024

A Jamaican man who illegally reentered the US after a federal conviction and stole another’s identity to remain in the country now faces up to ten years in prison following a US Department of State investigation.

Roan Lynch, 54, a citizen of Jamaica and a resident of Forsyth, Georgia, pleaded guilty to one count of making a false statement in an application for a passport, one count of aggravated identity theft and one count of illegal reentry before US District Judge Marc Treadwell on April 6.

Lynch faces a maximum sentence of ten years in prison for the false statement in an application for a passport charge; a maximum sentence of two years in prison for the illegal reentry charge; a mandatory consecutive two-year prison sentence for the aggravated identity theft charge; and a $250,000 fine per count.

According to authorities, Lynch committed the crimes despite being deported from the US after a federal conviction.

The case was investigated by the US Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service and the US Department of Homeland Security.

Sentencing is scheduled for July 9. There is no parole in the federal system.

The charges against Lynch carry a combined maximum sentence of 14 years in prison and a total fine of $1M.

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