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Lackawanna County Man Sentenced To 24 Months Imprisonment For Identity Theft Offense

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Domingo Castillo, a/k/a “Jose Antonio Garcia”, age 62, of Scranton Pennsylvania, was sentenced on August 5, 2026, to 24 months’ imprisonment by Senior United States…

U U.S. Department of Justice Thu 6 Aug 2026, 08:00 EDT Updated 29 Oct 2026, 07:32 1 min read

SCRANTON — This is an official press release from the U.S. Department of Justice (USAO - Pennsylvania, Middle), published as received.

SCRANTON- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Domingo Castillo, a/k/a “Jose Antonio Garcia”, age 62, of Scranton Pennsylvania, was sentenced on August 5, 2026, to 24 months’ imprisonment by Senior United States District Judge Malachy E. Mannion for one count of aggravated identity theft.

According to United States Attorney Brian D. Miller, Castillo previously admitted that on or about April 9, 2021, in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, Castillo knowingly possessed and used a means of identification of another person during and in relation to a felony, namely making a false statement in a passport application.

The case was investigated by the Diplomatic Security Service of the Department of State.  Assistant U.S. Attorney James M. Buchanan prosecuted the case.

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Charges and indictments are allegations; every defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law. Sentences reflect the official record at the time of publication. Request a correction.

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