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| The couple lived in the US with names stolen from dead children (Photo: AP) |
A couple who have been living under false names for decades in America have been arrested.
According to reports, the couple, who were arrested on Friday, were living in the United States under the stolen names of the deceased children.
The couple has been charged with identity theft and conspiracy against the government.
Walter Primrose and his wife Gwen Morrison were both born in 1955.
A search of the couple's home turned up an old photo of the couple dressed in BG uniforms from Russia's intelligence agency, according to documents.
ordered while the wife will appear before a judge next week.
According to the indictment, the couple attended school together in Texas in the 1970s and married there in 1980. In 1987, for unknown reasons, they assumed the identities of Bobby Forte and Julie Montague.
These were the names of children who died years ago and are buried there in the nearby cemetery.
The couple remarried in 1988 under assumed identities. In 1994, Bobby Fort joined the Coast Guard where he served for 20 years.
He later began working as a contractor for the Department of Defense. Over the years, the pair obtained numerous government documents under false identities, including driver's licenses and several passports.
No charges have been filed, but documents filed in opposition to their bail indicate a complicated case.
Federal prosecutor Claire Connors said the FBI had seized letters from the couple that were "Bobby, Julie, Walter or Gwen." In addition to referring to the names.
Federal prosecutor Claire Connors has said he is using multiple aliases.
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| The FBI found several important documents from the couple's home (Photo: AP) |
The FBI also found photographs of the couple in BG uniforms.
Connors said a relative of Morrison told FBI officials that she had lived in Romania when it was part of the Communist bloc.
said Walter Primrose was required to report all of his foreign travel but failed to report several of his trips to Canada.
Morrison's lawyer Megan Cowe said in brief comments to AFP that her client The allegations have been denied.
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