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May 02, 2013

Federal Court: Duquesne Man Sentenced

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A 44-year-old Duquesne man faces one year of federal probation and a $1,000 fine for possessing fake credentials from the U.S. Marshals' Service.

U.S. Attorney David J. Hickton said Dwight R. Spaulding pleaded guilty April 30 before U.S. District Judge David S. Cercone.

Federal prosecutors said Spaulding made false credentials for the U.S. Marshals' Service using his home computer and a photo-editing program. In addition, Spaulding told agents that in 2010 he ordered fake badges labeled for the National Security Agency and the Drug Enforcement Administration.

Assistant U. S. Attorney Margaret E. Picking said the Marshals' Service credentials were an exact likeness of the genuine credentials. There was no evidence that Spaulding ever used the false credentials, prosecutors said.

The case was investigated by the Department of Homeland Security.






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