PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that David Romero, 68, of Lancaster, PA, was sentenced by United States District Judge Joseph F. Leeson, Jr. to a term of 30 months’ imprisonment and three years of supervised release for his convictions on four counts each of passport forgery and possession of counterfeit passports, as well as one count of possession of 15 or more counterfeit access devices.

Romero was indicted on those charges in July 2023 and pleaded guilty to all counts in February of this year.

According to information presented to the court, special agents of the Department of State, Diplomatic Security Service, executed a search warrant at Romero’s home and recovered fraudulent U.S. passport cards, fraudulent driver’s licenses and identification cards, and counterfeit bank, debit, and credit cards. While the fraudulent passport cards and identification cards utilized the personal identifiers of other people, these items all contained a photograph of Romero. In addition, agents recovered a notebook which Romero had used to practice forging the signatures of other individuals.

The case was investigated by the Department of State, Diplomatic Security Service, and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys John Boscia and Timothy Lanni.