Brandi Nicole Fletcher (24, Jacksonville) Indicted For Perjury, Passport Fraud, And Aggravated Identity Theft

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Jacksonville, Florida – United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces the return of an indictment charging Brandi Nicole Fletcher (24, Jacksonville) with perjury, fraudulently obtaining a passport, and aggravated identity theft in connection with passport fraud. If convicted, Fletcher faces up to 10 years in federal prison for the false statement in an application for a passport count, up to 5 years for the perjury count, and a consecutive mandatory term of two years for the aggravated identity theft count.

According to court documents, the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) in Jacksonville began investigating Fletcher after she appeared in federal court in July 2019 as a potential third-party custodian for a federal defendant seeking to be released on bond. During that hearing, Fletcher claimed, under oath, to be another person with the initials K.N.P. Fletcher also claimed to have the date of birth of K.N.P. and claimed to have no prior criminal record. All of these claims were false. Further investigation by the USMS revealed that Fletcher had obtained a Florida identification card in the name of K.N.P. approximately one hour prior to appearing in federal court. A facial recognition search of the Florida driver license database also showed that Fletcher had been issued Florida driver licenses or identification cards in her own name, as well as in the names of four other individuals.

In August 2019, Fletcher was arrested in South Carolina on unrelated charges for possession of stolen property. At the time of her arrest, she was in possession of a United States passport in the name of a person with the initials A.I.N.D., as well as at least 12 identification documents for other individuals, including birth certificates, social security cards, Florida identification cards, and a Georgia driver license.  Further investigation by the United States Diplomatic Security Service revealed that, in February 2019, Fletcher had submitted an application for the passport using identification documents belonging to another person. In submitting the passport application, Fletcher swore that she was A.I.N.D.

An indictment is merely a formal charge that a defendant has committed one or more violations of federal criminal law, and every defendant is presumed innocent unless, and until, proven guilty.

This case was investigated by the U.S. Marshals Service and the Diplomatic Security Service. It will be prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Laura Cofer Taylor.

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