NBI nabs fake US Marine
Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2019 07:45:25 +0000
A foreigner, who used the identity of an American and posed as a member of the United States Marine Corps, was arrested by National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) agents during an entrapment operation last Tuesday at a coffee shop in Pasay City.
NBI Director Dante Gierran said the NBI acted on information that the suspect has been introducing himself as US Marine Corps officer Jerry Brown and seeking a financer to recover his money deposited at Global Cargo with a demurrage fee of $150,000.
NBI agents seized from the suspect a US passport identifying him as US Marine Corps officer Jerry Brown and documents showing he has luggage stored at Global Cargo.
Prior to the arrest, Gierran said the NBI already confirmed from the US Embassy in Manila that the suspect is not Jerry Brown and that there is no such person who is member of the US Marine Corps.
The Embassy also noted that the passport has been reported lost in 2013.
Even after his arrest, the suspect remained elusive of his identity, introducing himself as Justine Barlee and Jerry Rockstone.
He also claimed being either American, Liberian or Jamaican.
Gierran said the suspect was presented for inquest before the Pasay City Prosecutor’s Office for violating Article 177 (Usurpation of Authority or Official Function) and Article 178 (Using Fictitious Name and Concealing True Name) of the Revised Penal Code. (Jeffrey Damicog)