Robert Earhart, Jr., False Personation, Georgia 2024

Columbus, Ga. resident Robert Earhart, Jr. has been charged with impersonating a federal agent.

A federal criminal complaint charging Earhart, Jr., 38, with false personation of an officer or employee of the United States was unsealed today.

Earhart, Jr. had his initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Court Judge Stephen Hyles at the U.S. Courthouse in Columbus, Georgia, and was ordered detained by the Court.

According to court proceedings and the criminal complaint, Earhart, Jr. allegedly left a voicemail with the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Columbus on January 11, identifying himself as a CIA Agent with the ‘protective operations division’ with top security clearance and requesting a meeting with U.S. Attorney Peter Leary.

Earhart, Jr. also represented himself as a Homeland Security agent. This is not the first time Earhart, Jr. has impersonated a law enforcement officer, as he previously identified himself as a DEA agent in May 2019 when he attempted to free three inmates from the Muscogee County, Georgia, jail.

If convicted, Earhart, Jr. faces a maximum sentence of three years imprisonment followed by one year of supervised release and a $250,000 fine.

The case was investigated by the FBI with valuable assistance from the U.S. Marshals Service and the Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Amy Helmick is prosecuting the case.

A complaint is only an allegation of criminal conduct, and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law beyond a reasonable doubt.

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