Hawaii couple with possible KGB ties charged with stealing IDs of dead babiesBy David Propper
July 27, 2022
A Hawaii couple charged by federal authorities with stealing the identities of dead babies decades ago might have past ties to the Soviet Union’s former spy agency, court filings indicate.
US defense contractor Walter Primrose and his wife, Gwynn Morrison, are accused of living under the names of infants who were less than a year old when they each died, according to a court filing unsealed Friday and posted online by the Daily Beast. Their fake names were of babies Bobby Edward Fort and Julie Lyn Montague.
Primrose, who was also part of the US Coast Guard for decades, used the fake identity to help him obtain documents like driver’s licenses, passports and Defense Department credentials, which led to him notching secret security clearance with the military and then as a defense contractor.
The couple, both in their late 60s, so far face charges of aggravated identity theft, conspiracy to commit an offense against the US and false statement in an application for a passport after they were arrested on a Hawaiian island Friday.
Federal prosecutors want the couple held without bail, with Assistant US Attorney Thomas Muehleck saying old Polaroid photos show the two of them wearing KGB uniforms.
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https://nypost.com/2022/07/27/hawaii-couple-with-possible-kgb-ties-charged-with-stealing-ids-of-dead-babies/
