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Date: 08-11-2019
Case Style:
United States of America v. Jackson Matthew Hall
Case Number: 5:16-cr-00428-RDP-HNJ
Judge: R. David Proctor
Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama (Jefferson County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: Davis Barlow
Defendant's Attorney: Kevin L. Butler, Latasha L. McCrary, Deanna L. Oswald
Description:
Birmingham, AL - A Morgan County Man Who Faked His Death Pleads Guilty
A Morgan County man who faked his death pled guilty today in federal court.
Jackson Matthew Hall, 28, of Lacey Springs, AL, entered his guilty plea before U.S. District Judge R. David Proctor to charges of Social Security fraud and aggravated identity theft.
“Mr. Hall thought he could get lost in Thailand and avoid federal prosecution,” Town said. “Instead - because of the hard work and dedication of the Social Security Administration Office of Inspector General, the United States Marshal Service, the State Department, and the Morgan Country Sheriff’s office - justice found him.”
According to Hall’s plea agreement, Hall was facing criminal charges of rape 1st degree and sodomy 1st degree (a child under 12 years of age) in Cullman County, Alabama, and an aggravated child abuse charge in Madison County, Alabama. Hall had pending court dates in both counties in March 2016 and April 2016. Between December 2015 and February 2016, Hall used another person’s identifiers to obtain a social security card, Alabama Driver’s license, and U.S. passport. He then faked his death and used those documents to travel out of the country. In September 2017 Hall was apprehended in Koh Samui, Thailand, by Thai authorities. In October 2017, the U.S. Marshals Service, along with a Madison County task force officer assigned to the Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force traveled to Bangkok, Thailand, and took custody of Hall and transported him back to the United States of America.
The maximum penalty for Social Security fraud is five years in prison and maximum fine of $250,000.
The penalty for aggravated identity theft is two years in prison and a maximum fine of $250,000.
The Social Security Administration Office of Inspector General, along with U.S. Marshals Service Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force, State Department, and the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office investigated the case.
Charges:
42:408(a)(6)-MISUSE OF SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER
(1)
42:408(a((7)(B)-MISUSE OF SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER
(2)
18:1542-FALSE STATEMENT IN APPLICATION/USE OF PASSPORT
(3)
18:1001-STATEMENTS OR ENTRIES GENERALLY
(4)
18:1028A(a)(1)-FRAUD WITH IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS
(5)
18:1028A(a)(1)-FRAUD WITH IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS
(6)
Outcome: 08/08/2019 18 ORAL ORDER: As indicated on the record at the change of plea hearing and by agreement of Defendant, finding as moot 4 Motion for final disposition of untried Indictments as to Jackson Matthew Hall (1); finding as moot 10 Motion to Dismiss as to Jackson Matthew Hall (1). Signed by Judge R David Proctor on 8/8/2019. (KLL) (Entered: 08/08/2019)
08/08/2019 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge R David Proctor: Change of Plea Hearing as to Jackson Matthew Hall held on 8/8/2019. Plea entered by Jackson Matthew Hall (1) - Defendant pled Guilty as to Counts 1 and 5 of the Indictment. Continued generally for sentencing. Defendant remanded to USM custody. (Court Reporter Risa Entrekin.) (KLL) (Entered: 08/08/2019)
08/08/2019 19 GUILTY PLEA ADVICE OF RIGHTS CERTIFICATION by Jackson Matthew Hall (KLL) (Entered: 08/08/2019)
08/08/2019 20 PLEA AGREEMENT as to Jackson Matthew Hall (KLL) (Entered: 08/08/2019)
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