Cruise Passenger Allegedly Posed As Us Citizen With Fake Id And Birth Certificate

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• A Philippine national legally residing in the U.S. allegedly used a stolen identity to board a Princess Cruises ship in Alaska.
• Enrico Ronquillo is accused of using counterfeit documents and a fraudulent IRS form with a victim's personal information.
• He faces charges of false impersonation, making and using a false document, and aggravated identity theft.

A man allegedly used a stolen identity to board a Princess Cruises ship in Alaska.

Enrico Ronquillo, 37, was indicted for using a counterfeit driver’s license and a birth certificate – both from California – to impersonate a U.S. citizen from May 11 to 14, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Alaska said in a June 16 news release. He is a Philippine national residing legally in the U.S.

Ronquillo was onboard the Discovery Princess ship at the time, according to the indictment.

He also allegedly “made and used a fraudulent IRS Form W-9 that contained the victim’s name, signature, address and social security number” during the cruise, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. Ronquillo is charged with one count each of false impersonation of a U.S. citizen and making and using a false document, as well as two counts of aggravated identity theft.

If convicted, he faces up to five years in prison and a fine of $250,000 for the first two charges and two years in prison for each of the latter counts.

An attorney for Ronquillo declined to comment. Princess did not immediately respond to USA TODAY’s request for comment.

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Nathan Diller is a consumer travel reporter for USA TODAY based in Nashville. You can reach him at ndiller@usatoday.com.