JAMAICA: FR RESULTS FORCE APPLICANTS TO FACE THEIR DUAL

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SUBJECT: JAMAICA: FR RESULTS FORCE APPLICANTS TO FACE THEIR DUAL
IDENTITY


1. (U) SUMMARY: Embassy Kingston's Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU)
continues its work in detecting and combatting fraud by using
existing technologies, building partnerships, and documenting
trends. In this regard, we are pleased to report that thus far in
FY 2010, we have intercepted several applicants presenting dual
identities through the use of the facial recognition (FR) software.
Due to FR results, we were able to prevent these applicants from
receiving U.S. visas and flag them with ineligibilities.



Case 1: Visas to Foster Illicit Activities

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2. (SBU) In one case identified through FR, the applicant was
prosecuted for a drug trafficiking offense and then proceeded to
apply for visas to the U.S. and other countries under an assumed
alias. In 1998, applicant Christopher Solomon, date of birth 04
December 1976, was refused a B1 B2 visa under 214(b) regulations.
In a follow-up interview in 1999, the applicant was issued a B1 B2
visa and proceeded to travel to the United States. In February
2003, the applicant was arrested for a dangerous drugs violation
and ordered removed from the U.S. in April 2003. However, by June
2003, the applicant had secured a false identity, Courtney Alonzo
Kerr, date of birth 07 April 1977, and applied for but was denied a
visa under 214(b) regulations.


3. (SBU) By 2009, the applicant returned to apply under his true
identity and was consequently refused as a drug trafficker.
However, CLASS hits perplexed the officer; the applicant stated
that he had not traveled since 2003, but had confirmed fingerprint
matches to dangerous drug convictions from 2007. Shortly after the
interview, the CONOFF received FR results and identified that
applicant as having a dual identity. The FPU followed up using our
network of contacts from other diplomatic missions, and determined
that the applicant had entered the U.S. again in 2007 by securing a
visa and transiting through Mexico. Thanks to the FR results, we
are able to notify all posts, as well as our diplomatic
counterparts, of the applicant's efforts to present false
documentation to foster travel for illicit activities.



Case 2: Visas to Gain Immigration Benefits

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4. (SBU) In a second type of case caught through FR results, an
applicant had acquired a false identity to cover up a previous
refusal and an overstay in another country. In 2004, Wilbert Uriah
Williams, date of birth 31 JULY 1967, applied for and was refused a
B1 B2 visa in London under 214(b) regulations. During the
interview, the applicant claimed to have been in the United Kingdom
since 1998 and presented a Jamaican passport issued in 2003. In
2009, the applicant applied at U.S. Embassy Kingston under his
birth name, George Errol Ducran, date of birth 30 July 1964,
presenting a Jamaican passport issued in 2005. Mr. Ducran stated
that he had been selling clothing in Jamaica for 10 years and
intended to attend his father's funeral in a few days in the U.S.
Initial checks came back with no results, though FR results were
available by the time the applicant returned the following day to
pick up his passport.


5. (SBU) During an FPU follow-up interview, Mr. Ducran admitted to
acquiring a Jamaican passport under the false identity of Williams
and using it to apply for a U.S. visa in London. The FPU then
reached out to British High Commission counterparts and determined
that Mr. Ducran had also defrauded British officials; Mr. Ducran
was deported from the United Kingdom in 1997 for overstaying his
visa, but was able to secure leave to remain in the United Kingdom
in 2003 using the Williams identity. Based on this information,
Embassy Kingston is convinced that Mr. Ducran intended to travel to
the United States and pursue a false claim to immigration benefits.
Mr. Ducran has been flagged with a CLASS permanent ineligibility
and British High Commission officials have opened a case to
investigate his false claims in the United Kingdom. In addition,
in cooperation with our ARSO-I, Mr. Ducran's passport is being
returned to the Jamaican Passport, Immigration and Citizenship
Agency's Fraud Unit for prosecution.

Identity Fraud Includes Impostors

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6. (U) In addition to FR results, Kingston FPU has uncovered
identity fraud through focused interviews and field investigations.
For example, in December 2009, during the course of a
regularly-scheduled split interview for an immigrant visa
application, Kingston FPU determined that a lawful permanent
resident (LPR) applied for and adjusted status in the United States
using a false identity-that of his brother. The individual had
stolen his brother's identity in 1982 in order to accept a work
permit for Guantanamo Bay. Officers and local staff identified a
fraudulently-prepared name change from 2008, which was intended to
allow the individual to permanently assume his brother's identity.
The details of this case were shared with U.S. and Jamaican
government officials, who are taking action to prosecute the
fraudulent Jamaican deed document and review the individual's claim
to legal permanent residency in the U.S.


7. (U) CONCLUSION: In the first quarter of FY2010, FR software has
helped U.S. Embassy Kingston identify two applicants presenting
dual identities and prevent these individuals from having access to
the U.S. Also, because of a strong network of partners in the
Jamaican government and other diplomatic missions, Kingston FPU has
been able to ensure that these individuals are prosecuted and/or
prevented from obtaining further immigration benefits.
Parnell