FORT WORTH, Texas — A Fort Worth man who used stolen identities to apply for U.S. passports has been sentenced to more than eight years in federal prison, officials announced.
Phillip Sean Anthony, 42, pleaded guilty in November 2024 to making a false statement in a passport application and aggravated identity theft. U.S. District Judge Ada Brown sentenced him to 100 months (more than eight years) in federal prison.
According to court records, Anthony first applied for a passport on August 16, 2023, using a stolen birth certificate and debit card. After not receiving that passport, he submitted a second application for another passport on January 2, 2024, this time using a different stolen identity, complete with a driver’s license, birth certificate, and debit card…