A Worcester man pleaded guilty this week to using a stolen identity to apply for a United States passport after he had illegally re-entered the United States despite a past deportation.
Rohan Andrew Brown, a 56-year-old, pleaded guilty to a count of unlawful reentry of a deported alien and another count of passport fraud. His sentencing is scheduled for July 17, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts.
The mayor of Attleboro's proposal to create a Diversity Committee in city government drew sharp criticism from the lone black member of the city council earlier this week.
Jonathan Tavares, a city councilor at large and a black man, noted that the city government already has a Council on Human Rights, which is meant to promote similar goals.
