A 73-year-old Howland man is facing jail time and a fine of up to $250,000 after he was found guilty of committing passport fraud.
Eric Ericson was convicted Oct. 16 of making false statements on a passport application after a three-day trial in U.S. District Court in Bangor, according to the Maine branch of the U.S. District Attorney’s Office.
Ericson applied for a passport on March 24, 2023, in the U.S. Post Office in Bangor, and failed to disclose that he had been issued a prior passport, as well as failing to inform officials of past aliases he had used.
Ericson had been issued a passport by the U.S. Government under a different name before the March 2023 application, according to the district attorney’s office.
Ericson faces up to 10 years in prison, a fine of up to $250,000 and up to three years of supervised release. A sentencing date has not been set.