A Kenai man has been indicted by a federal grand jury this month on charges of passport fraud, using a false social security number and identity to obtain permanent fund dividends, along with aggravated identity theft. The 12-count indictment names 71-year-old Richard Leo Hadsell of Kenai as the sole defendant. Hadsell was arrested by state troopers on November 18th on a federal warrant and returned to Anchorage. The indictment alleges that Hadsell used at least four identities, including Stanley Miller, Eugene Easley and Richard Sunkle. Hadsell is also accused of obtaining four passports under the Miller identity. Hadsell is also accused of obtaining over $30,000 in permanent fund dividends under the Easley name since 1985. The indictment also alleges that Hadsell is wanted by the state of Oregon under the Sunkle name. The indictment states that the real Stanley Miller, the real Edward Sunkle, and the real Eugene Easley are deceased. Hadsell, if convicted on all charges, faces a maximum prison term of ten years on the passport charge, and five years on each of the false social security counts. The law also requires a mandatory two-year consecutive prison term on each count of aggravated identity theft.
