HomeDSS Press Releases ...Romanian Man Pleads Guilty To Possession Of A False Passport hide Romanian Man Pleads Guilty To Possession Of A False Passport DSS Releases Bureau of Diplomatic Security December 18, 2017 CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX: (716) 551-3051 ROCHESTER, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Alin Madalin Munteanu, 37, of Romania, pleaded guilty, before Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, to using a false passport. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Assistant U.S. Attorney John J. Field, who is handling the case, stated that on August 12, 2017, in the Town of Webster, NY, Munteanu was encountered by local police and asked for identification. The defendant provided a forged Hungarian passport that had been issued to someone else but had been altered to include Munteanu’s photograph. Read More Tags DSS Releases New York