United States Attorney's Office District of Connecticut
Press Release

WATERBURY RESIDENT SENTENCED FOR IDENTITY THEFT

Kevin J. O'Connor, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that DERRICK C. DAVIS, age 48, a Jamaican citizen illegally residing in Waterbury, Connecticut, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Christopher F. Droney in Hartford to three years of probation. Judge Droney further ordered DAVIS to pay restitution in the amount of $3932.06 at a rate of $125 per month, and noted that the defendant faces deportation to Jamaica. On December 5, 2003, DAVIS pleaded guilty to a one-count Information charging him with misuse of a Social Security card.

In pleading guilty, DAVIS acknowledged that he falsely used a Social Security account number that was not assigned to him by the Commissioner of Social Security, but rather belonged to another individual. DAVIS used the Social Security account number to obtain charge cards and loans from financial institutions and then used those charge cards and the proceeds from the loans to purchase goods and services.

This case was investigated by the United States Postal Inspection Service and was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Krishna R. Patel.

CONTACT:

U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
Tom Carson
(203) 821-3722
thomas.carson@usdoj.gov