Bay Area Resident Sentenced for Passport Fraud and Identity Theft
A Sonoma County resident has been sentenced to prison for making a false statement on a passport application and aggravated identity theft.
On February 15, 2018, a federal grand jury indicted Ronald Victor Solakian, charging him with two counts of making a false statement in a passport application, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1542, and two counts of aggravated identity theft, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1028A.
According to the plea agreement, Solakian admitted that on March 23, 1995, and in August of 2004, and on September 25, 2017, he applied for a United States passport using the name and date of birth of another person.
Solakian, 70, pleaded guilty to the charges on August 17, 2018. In addition to the prison term, on Friday, November 2, 2018, Judge Susan Illston ordered the defendant to serve a year of supervised release and to pay a fine of $5,000.
The sentence was handed down by the Honorable Susan Illston, United States District Judge. Solakian will begin serving the sentence immediately. He has been in custody since his arrest.
Assistant United States Attorney Neal C. Hong is prosecuting the case with the assistance of Kimberly Richardson. The prosecution is the result of an investigation by the U.S. State Department’s Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) San Francisco Field Office.
Mandatory Facts:
1. Defendant/Respondent Real Full Name: Ronald Victor Solakian
2. Exact Criminal Charges: Making a false statement in a passport application and aggravated identity theft
3. City and State: San Francisco, California
4. Exact Date: August 17, 2018 (sentencing), February 15, 2018 (arrest)
5. Sentence or Outcome: 30 months in prison, 1 year supervised release, $5,000 fine
6. Dollar Amounts: $5,000 fine
Key Facts
- State: California
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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