Defendant was on federal supervised release at time of crime
BOSTON – A Virginia man currently on federal supervised
release for a previous conviction was charged yesterday in federal court in
Worcester in connection with making a false statement on a loan application and
aggravated identity theft.
Rashad Al-Terek Walker, 39, of Hampton, Va., was charged
with making a false statement on a loan application and aggravated identity
theft. Walker was detained following an initial appearance via videoconference.
According to the charging documents, in November 2019, Walker
applied for a personal loan in the amount of $16,500 at a Worcester-area credit
union using a stolen identity. As part of the loan application, Walker
presented a utility bill, paystub and Massachusetts driver’s license using a
stolen identity. At the time of the alleged offense, Walker was on supervised
release following a conviction in the Eastern District of Virginia for
conspiracy to commit bank fraud.
The charge of false information on a loan application
provides for a sentence of up to 30 years in prison, three years of supervised
release and a fine of $1 million. The charge of aggravated identity theft
provides for a mandatory sentence of two years in prison to be served
consecutive to any other sentence imposed and one year of supervised release.
Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S.
Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
United States Attorney Andrew E. Lelling; Joseph R.
Bonavolonta, Special Agent in Charge of Federal Bureau of Investigation, Boston
Field Division; and Worcester Police Chief Steven M. Sargent made the
announcement. Assistant U.S. Attorney John T. Mulcahy of Lelling’s Worcester
Branch Office is prosecuting the case.
The details contained in the charging documents are
allegations. The defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty
beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
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