Wyoming Man Sentenced for Identity Theft, Social Security Fraud

Gary William Mitchell, aka Robert Lavern Ackerly, Jr., aka Hoo Bushi, aka Kanzenmohar Ninjokunshi Mitchell, 58, of Casper, Wyoming, was sentenced by Federal District Court Judge Scott W. Skavdahl on July 18, 2013, on one count of identity theft, one count of Social Security fraud, one count of making a false statement, and one count of use of a false passport. Mitchell was arrested in Casper, Wyoming. He received eight months’ imprisonment, to be followed by two years of supervised release and was ordered to pay a $400 special assessment and restitution to the U.S. Social Security Administration in the amount of $25,196.50. This case was investigated by the Casper Police Office, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement.