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submitted 10 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

A jury has convicted a Hawaii couple of conspiracy, passport fraud and identity theft for stealing identities and living for decades under the names of dead babies.

Jurors deliberated for about two hours before reaching guilty verdicts Monday, according to court records.

The judge presiding over the trial in U.S. District Court in Honolulu referred to the couple by their preferred names of Bobby Fort and Julie Montague. The couple had argued in court that their actions did not harm anyone.

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[-] RocketBoots@programming.dev 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

"This was three weeks. I was bitten an hour ago... and it's already worse. This is fucking real, Joel....."

"Take Ellie. I've got a couple of fake names from that dead baby job we did back in Honolulu with Tommy's friends. You can give her a normal life. "

"Save who you can save."

[-] RocketBoots@programming.dev 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Uncle Tommy later in the story: "I seem to remember them not being our friends at the time and the dead baby job being very much your idea. Payment for that tuna smuggle you fucked up at the qz in Waikiki. "

[-] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

If you’re not writing fan fiction, you should.

[-] RocketBoots@programming.dev 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Thanks! I'm not. Not an artistic bone in my body. Still, every once in awhile I just can't help it when a dumb idea hits and I could use a giggle.

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