Former Melrose Firefighter Pleads Guilty To Identity Theft: Report

Vietnamese national admits he stole dead 13-year-old’s identity, then became Mass. firefighter

A Vietnamese national living in Braintree has pleaded guilty to stealing the identity of a dead 13-year-old for several years, eventually using the stolen name to become a Melrose firefighter.

Former Melrose Firefighter Pleads Guilty To Identity Theft: Report

Former Melrose Firefighter Pleads Guilty To Identity Theft: Report - Melrose, MA - The man reportedly used the identity of a teen who had died more than two decades ago.

Braintree man admits using identity of dead teenager to become Melrose firefighter - The Boston Globe

Truong Nguyen, 40, pleaded guilty in US District Court in Boston to passport fraud and aggravated identity theft.

Vietnamese illegal alien from Braintree uses dead person's identity to become fireman, paramedic

Defendant ordered deported in 1995 for burglary; Used stolen identity to obtain certifications to work as a paramedic and firefighter. "A Vietnamese man who has been residing in Braintree, Mass., and whose true identity was unknown at indictment, pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Bosto