By Anthony Henry

A Jamaican man has pleaded guilty in a United States federal court to making a false statement on a passport application and is scheduled to be sentenced on March 10, 2026, the Department of Justice said.

Marlon Damian White, also known as Damian Marlon White, 47, last residing in Hartford, admitted the charge before US District Judge Vernon D. Oliver in Hartford, officials said.

The announcement was made by United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut David X. Sullivan and Brian Wood, Special Agent in Charge of the Diplomatic Security Service, New York Field Office.

Court documents show White was admitted to the United States as a lawful permanent resident in 1995. He later faced several convictions, including a New York state conviction for second-degree assault and a federal narcotics distribution conviction in the Southern District of New York, for which he was sentenced to 24 months in prison. Following the federal conviction, White lost his permanent resident status and was deported to Jamaica in February 2006.

According to prosecutors, White returned to the United States and, on May 6, 2024, applied for a US passport in Hartford using a false name, date of birth, and place of birth. He submitted a counterfeit birth certificate and driver’s license, falsely claiming he was born in and resided in California.

White has been in custody since his arrest on October 9, 2025, and faces a maximum sentence of 10 years’ imprisonment.

The case was investigated by the US Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service and is being prosecuted by Assistant US Attorney Hal Chen. The Department of Justice said the matter is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative targeting illegal immigration, transnational criminal organisations, and violent crime.