Washington, January 06: A Pakistani national has been sentenced to two years of probation by a US court for creating a fake identity by using a counterfeit passport to file an application for a social security card.
Amjad Iqbal, a citizen of Pakistan lawfully residing in Connecticut, had pleaded guilty.
According to court documents and statements made in court, on June 13, 2001, Iqbal, using a counterfeit Pakistani passport and Immigration and Naturalisation Employment Card in the name of Asif Ali, filed an application for a social security card.
Iqbal stated on his application to the Social Security District Office in Manhattan, New York that he had not received a social security number before, which was a material misrepresentation as he had previously received such a number in his own name.
—PTI