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Man found with several fraudulent documents at the border

Posted at 11:13 AM, Mar 01, 2017
and last updated 2017-03-01 11:13:54-05

A man from Guinea was arrested after he was found at the Rainbow Bridge with a fraudulent United States Passport.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephanie Lamarque says Abdoulaye Barry, 25, is charged with having the fraudulent and aggravated identity theft, which carry a mandatory minimum sentence of two years in prison and a maximum of ten years, plus a $250,000 fine.

Lamarque says Barry was found at the Rainbow Bridge on February 26 with passport card with his picture, but a different name. He also had a Florida Driver's license with the name and picture of another person. Officials say he also had a debit and credit card matching the name on a fraudulent Ohio driver's license.

Barry is being held until his detention hearing on March 7.