{"id":2086927,"date":"2023-11-01T14:48:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T18:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hawaii-couple-found-guilty-of-stealing-identities-of-dead-babies\/"},"modified":"2023-11-01T14:50:02","modified_gmt":"2023-11-01T18:50:02","slug":"hawaii-couple-found-guilty-of-stealing-identities-of-dead-babies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hawaii-couple-found-guilty-of-stealing-identities-of-dead-babies\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawaii couple convicted for stealing identities of deceased infants."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhawaii-couple-found-guilty-of-stealing-identities-of-dead-babies%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2086927&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This combination of undated\u200d photos provided by\u2062 the \u200bUnited States District Court District of Hawaii shows Walter Glenn Primose, left, also known as Bobby Edward Fort, \u2062and his wife Gwynn \u200dDarle\u2062 Morrison, \u2064aka \u2062Julie Lyn\u200d Montague<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/abril-elfi\" target=\"_blank\">Abril Elfi<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>11:45 AM \u2013 Wednesday, November 1, 2023<\/h3>\n<p>A jury has\u2063 convicted\u2062 a Hawaii couple after\u200c they were\u200b found guilty of stealing the identities of dead babies for decades.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, a jury deliberated for about \u200btwo hours and found\u2064 a Hawaii couple, whose preferred names are Bobby Fort \u200band Julie Montague, \u2062guilty of\u2063 conspiracy, passport fraud,\u2062 and \u2064identity\u2062 theft after they stole identities \u200band lived for decades under\u200c the \u200bnames of\u200b dead babies. <\/p>\n<p>The couple first made headlines when authorities discovered images of them dressed in KGB uniforms and claimed\u2063 they said \u2063things \u201cconsistent\u200d with espionage.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hawaii Couple charged\u2062 against identity theft for stealing the identity of two \u200cdead \u200cbabies <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RBO8vvFEbu\">pic.twitter.com\/RBO8vvFEbu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Damu R (@Damu_2720) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Damu_2720\/status\/1552995878243553280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July \u206429,\u2062 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Assistant United States Attorney Tom Muehleck stated \u2062that\u200b the real Bobby\u2062 Fort had been dead for \u2063more than 50 years and was \u2064a baby that had \u201ca\u200d bad cough\u201d \u2063and lived for three months.<\/p>\n<p>One of the witnesses,\u2063 Tonda Montague Ferguson, \u200csaid \u200dthat she was in\u2064 the eighth grade when her mother gave\u2062 birth to her\u2064 sister, Julie\u2062 Montague, \u200bin 1968. <\/p>\n<p>However, the\u2062 baby suffered birth abnormalities \u200dand \u200bdied around three \u200cweeks later.<\/p>\n<p>The two babies whose \u200bidentities\u2063 were stolen \u200bhad been buried \u2064roughly\u200b 15 miles \u200baway \u2064from each other in Texas\u200c cemeteries. <\/p>\n<p>According \u2063to prosecutors, the couple\u2019s\u200c real identities are Walter Glenn Primrose and Gwynn Darle\u2063 Morrison.<\/p>\n<p>They went to\u2062 the same Texas high\u200c school, and\u200b a classmate who\u2062 stayed \u2062in touch with them \u200cafterward remembered they \u200dlived with him for a bit and claimed \u2063they planned\u200d to change their\u2062 identities \u200bdue to significant debt, \u2063Muehleck said.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors stated that the husband\u200c even used\u200d his forged identity \u2063to join the Coast Guard, making him 12\u200b years younger.<\/p>\n<p>The couple faced up\u2062 to 10 years\u200d in prison when they were \u200dfirst convicted for\u2063 charges of\u2062 making false statements in\u200b the \u200capplication and use of a \u200cpassport and up to five \u200cyears for conspiracy charges and\u200c mandatory two-year consecutive \u2064terms for aggravated identity\u200c theft.<\/p>\n<p>According to a criminal complaint acquired by <em>Hawaii News Now<\/em>, Primrose was awarded five U.S. passports in the name of Bobby Fort.\u2063 <\/p>\n<p>They also stated that Morrison was awarded three U.S. \u2062passports under \u2063the name Julie \u200cMontague.  <\/p>\n<p>Soon\u200c after their arrests last year, the case garnered attention because \u200dauthorities believed it was about\u2064 more than just identity theft. Prosecutors initially presented Polaroids of the duo wearing coats that appear to be real \u2064KGB uniforms.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, investigators discovered\u200b an invisible ink kit, documents containing \u2063coded language, and maps of military bases.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news \u200dblasts directly to your inbox for free. 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The jury \u2063deliberated\u2063 for two hours before reaching the\u200c verdict against Bobby Fort and Julie Montague on charges including conspiracy, \u200dpassport fraud, and identity theft.<\/p>\n<p>Background:<\/p>\n<p>The couple gained public \u200battention when authorities discovered images of them dressed in KGB uniforms, \u200dleading to\u2063 suspicions\u2064 of espionage. Furthermore, Assistant\u2062 United States\u200b Attorney Tom Muehleck revealed\u2062 that\u200b the real Bobby Fort\u200b had passed\u200d away over 50 years ago \u200bas a three-month-old baby,\u200b while one of \u2063the witnesses, Tonda\u2062 Montague Ferguson,\u200d shared \u200bthat her sister \u2064Julie Montague was\u200d born with birth abnormalities and died \u2063at a young age.<\/p>\n<p>Identity Theft\u2062 and Burial Locations:<\/p>\n<p>The stolen identities belonged to two infants \u200cwho were \u200cburied in separate cemeteries approximately 15 miles apart in Texas. The couple&#8217;s true\u200d identities were revealed\u200c as Walter Glenn\u200d Primrose and \u200dGwynn Darle Morrison, who attended\u2062 the same high school in\u2063 Texas. A former classmate\u200b recalled \u200bthat Primrose and Morrison had lived with\u2064 him for a period and expressed their \u2064intention to change their identities due\u2062 to significant debts.<\/p>\n<p>Forged Identity\u2062 and\u2063 False Statements:<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors disclosed that Walter Primrose even used his forged identity to join the Coast Guard, effectively making him 12 years younger on official records. The couple faced potential \u200dsentences\u200b of \u200dup to 10 years\u2064 for charges\u2062 related to falsifying\u2062 passport applications, up to five years for\u200b conspiracy charges, and mandatory two-year \u200dconsecutive terms \u2064for \u2062aggravated identity theft.<\/p>\n<p>Passport Fraud:<\/p>\n<p>According to a criminal complaint obtained by\u2062 Hawaii News Now, \u2064Primrose obtained five U.S. passports under the name\u2063 Bobby Fort, while Morrison acquired three\u200b passports as Julie Montague.<\/p>\n<p>Conclusion:<\/p>\n<p>The conviction\u2064 of the Hawaii\u2063 couple for the\u2063 long-term theft \u200dof deceased babies&#8217; identities serves as a \u2063reminder of the importance of safeguarding personal information and the devastating consequences of identity theft. \u2064This case highlights the need for stringent measures to \u2064prevent\u200c such \u200ccrimes and ensure the\u2063 protection of individuals&#8217; identities even after their\u2063 passing. Authorities must\u200d continue to prioritize the investigation \u2062and prosecution of identity\u2062 theft cases to maintain the \u2063public&#8217;s trust and\u2062 safeguard their personal information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>guilty by a jury in Hawaii. The couple, Walter Glenn Primose (aka Bobby Edward Fort) and Gwynn Darle Morrison (aka Julie Lyn Montague OAN\u2019s Abril Elfi), were convicted based on undated photos provided by the United States District Court District of Hawaii.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2196,"featured_media":2086928,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[542],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2086927","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-oann"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2086927","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2196"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2086927"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2086927\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2086928"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2086927"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2086927"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2086927"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}