American couple arrested for carrying fake ID for decades

 A couple who have been living under false names in America for decades have been arrested.

According to the French news agency AFP, the couple, who were arrested on Friday, were living in the United States under the stolen names of the deceased children. The pair were charged with identity theft and conspiracy against the government. 

Walter Primrose and his wife Gwen Morrison were both born in 1955. According to the documents, during a search of the couple's house, an old photograph of the couple dressed in the uniform of the Russian intelligence agency KBG came to light.

A federal judge on Thursday ordered the husband's continued detention as a flight risk, while the wife will appear before a judge next week.

The couple attended school together in Texas in the 1970s and married there in 1980, according to the indictment.

 In 1987, for unknown reasons, they assumed the identities of Bobby Forte and Julie Montague. These were the names of children who died years ago and are buried there in the nearby cemetery.

The couple remarried in 1988 under assumed identities. In 1994, Bobby Fort joined the Coast Guard where he served for 20 years. Later he started working as a contractor for the Department of Defense.

Over the years, the couple obtained several government documents under their false identities, including driving licenses and several passports.

Although he is not charged with espionage in the indictment, the documents filed in opposition to his bail indicate a complicated case.

Federal prosecutor Claire Connors said the FBI seized letters from the couple that "referred to them by names other than Bobby, Julie, Walter or Gwen."

Federal prosecutor Claire Connors has said he is using multiple aliases.

The FBI also found photographs of the couple in KBG uniforms.

A relative of Morrison told FBI officials that she lived in Romania when it was part of the Communist bloc, Connors said.

The prosecutor said Walter Primrose was supposed to report all of his foreign travel but had failed to report several of his trips to Canada.

Morrison's lawyer, Megan Cow, said in a brief statement to AFP that her client denied the allegations.