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Italian man sentenced for Woodbridge identity theft

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (DC News Now) — An Italian citizen living in Woodbridge was sentenced Thursday for aggravated identity theft after using another person’s credit card to buy a gun, according to the United States Attorney’s Office (USAO) for the Eastern District of Virginia.

Wilford Amoako Osei, 23, received two years in prison after using another person’s identity and credit card without their permission to order a firearm worth $1,249 in June 2024, before the victim’s card was reported lost or stolen.

The USAO noted that there were six incidents between June 24, 2024, and Aug. 30, 2024, where Osei tried to buy firearms using other people’s information and credit cards without their consent.

According to the USAO, Osei was able to successfully purchase one firearm from a federally licensed dealer in Woodbridge, but all other orders were blocked or cancelled before being fulfilled.

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