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Bulgarian immigrant Doitchin Krasev wanted the American culture of freedom. Photo by Washington Post
A plea bargain is very likely in the case of a Bulgarian man who assumed the identity of a slain boy in the United States, local media reported.
Doitchin Krasev, who moved to the United States around 1992, now sits in the Multnomah County jail, charged with falsifying a passport application and identity theft.
Federal investigators believe that in 1996 he stole the identity of Jason Evers, a three-year-old boy who was murdered in 1982.
Count one charges Krastev with knowingly making false statements on his passport application on Oct. 23, 2002, by using the name, social security number and date of birth of Jason Robert Evers.
Count two charges him with aggravated identity theft on March 10, 2008, for using the boy's social security number in an application for the job of regional manager with the Oregon Liquor Control Commission.
The man, who brought him to Bulgaria - attorney Michael Horowitz, says he hoped that Krasev would use his time in the United States to prepare for a leadership role upon his return to Bulgaria. He explained that one day, but learned quickly that Krasev did not share that goal.
"He would say, 'I'm not Bulgarian. Stop it,'" Horowitz recalled.
Instead, Horowitz believes, Krasev came to love American life and didn't want to return to Bulgaria, where "the only way you got something was by taking it from someone else.
"He wanted a culture of freedom," Horowitz said. "He wanted a culture where trusting somebody didn't make you a sucker."
A Bulgarian man, who pleaded guilty to stealing the name of a slain boy in the United States, has been placed on an "immigration hold", U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Seattle announced.
A Bulgarian man, who pleaded guilty to using the stolen name of a slain boy in the United States, has agreed to meet with the family of the late Jason Evers to apologize and answer any questions they might have, local media reported.
A Bulgarian man, who stole the name of a slain boy in the United States, has pleaded guilty to passport fraud and aggravated identity theft.
A Bulgarian man, who allegedly assumed the identity of a slain boy in the United States, is expected to plead guilty to at least one federal crime, reports say.
The Bulgarian Doitchin Krasev, accused of masquerading as the murdered American boy Jason Evers, will be allowed to wed behind bars.
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