A COUPLE accused of being Russian spies have pleaded not guilty to charges that they stole the identities of two Texas babies to obtain US security clearance. The pair, both 67, are accused of having links to the KGB and using the stolen identities as cover for more than 30 years.
U.S. District Court for the District of HawaiiThe case was called for Gwynn Darle Morrison \- but the woman insisted her real identity is Julie Lyn Montague \- who prosecutors say died in 1968 '/ '
U.S. District Court for the District of HawaiiHer husband has admitted his real name is Walter Glenn Primrose, while prosecutors claim he used the identity of Bobby Edward Fort '/ '
U.S. District Court for the District of HawaiiAuthorities say they found the above pictures in the couple's home in Hawaii. Prosecutors say they are seen wearing what have been identified as KGB uniforms '/ ' During a court appearance on Tuesday in Honolulu, the case was called for Gwynn Darle Morrison \- but the woman insisted her real identity is that of Julie Lyn Montague. Prosecutors say Montague died in 1968 at three weeks old, and Morrison has assumed her name. When referred to as Morrison in court, the woman said: ...That's what they're calling me," CBS News reports. Meanwhile her husband has admitted his real name is Walter Glenn Primrose. Read More News
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world on edge Most dangerous time when China could attack US is revealed by experts Prosecutors claim Primrose used the identity of Bobby Edward Fort to enlist in the U.S. Coast Guard in 1994 and obtain security clearance to work as a defense contractor. The real Fort, authorities say, died in Texas in 1967 when he was 10 weeks old. The couple faces up to 17 years in prison if convicted of conspiracy, false statement in a passport application and aggravated identity theft. AN AMERICAN LIFE Primrose allegedly joined the US Coast Guard in 1994 when he was 39, but using Fort's identity, his age was listed as 27, making him eligible. Most read in The US Sun HOUSE OF HORRORS Mom & son's dismembered bodies found after kidnapped daughter's escape KANYE EXPLAIN? Kanye shocks fans after he DELETES & replaces site with cryptic message FASHION BIBLE I'm a fashion expert - 4 rules to follow so you don't look older than you are HODA TISSUES Today host Hoda Kotb breaks down in tears during emotional moment on live TV CAN IT BE TRUE-TT? Duggar fans shocked as Jed's wife Katey defies family's strict rules HIS NAME IS... Kylie fans think she subtly revealed her son's name in new lip liner shade He served for 20 years at Barbers Point and eventually became treasurer of the Coast Guard Chief Petty Officers' Association's Hawaiian Islands chapter. In 2016, when Primrose retired from the Coast Guard after serving as an avionics technician, he took a job with US Company 1, a Department of Defense contractor, court documents state. As a result of his service, Primrose has government-issued security clearance which, according to investigators, he has held for more than 20 years. In addition, he has held a ...secret clearance for six years... from working at that job, per the documents. The documents also allege that Primrose did not flag all of his international travel, as he was required to do while he held the secret clearance. The couple's alleged scheme began to fall apart in 2018, when they used their forged identities to apply for military healthcare benefits, prosecutors say. RUSSIAN TIES One document alleges that Primrose and Morrison may have established additional identities. Investigators say they found evidence from the couple's home "in which the greetings in the letters refer to defendants by names other than Bobby, Julie, Walter, or Gwynn.... They also discovered that Morrison may have lived in Romania years ago, during the Soviet era. "Federal agents have also seized photographs from the defendants' residence that depict the defendants apparently some years ago wearing what have been identified as KGB uniforms,... one document states. Investigators also believe Primrose's work as an avionics technician has made him ...highly skilled in electronics,... stating he ...would be able to communicate surreptitiously with others if released from pretrial confinement.... Read More on The US Sun
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