Bahamian Man Charged with Passport Fraud

SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Victor Charles Gibson, age 79, of the Bahamas, was indicted on November 18, 2025, by a federal grand jury for passport fraud and making a false claim to United States citizenship.

According to United States Attorney Brian D. Miller, the indictment alleges that on or about March 29, 2025, in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, the defendant Victor Charles Gibson, a citizen of the Bahamas, did knowingly make a false statement in an application for a United States Passport and represented himself to be a citizen of the United States.

This matter was investigated by the U.S. Department of State. Assistant United States Attorney Tatum Wilson is prosecuting the case.

This case is part of Operation Take Back America (https://www.justice.gov/dag/media/1393746/dl?inline) a nationwide initiate that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETFs) and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN).

The maximum penalty under federal law for these offenses is thirteen years of imprisonment, a term of supervised release following imprisonment, and a fine. A sentence following a finding of guilt is imposed by the Judge after consideration of the applicable federal sentencing statutes and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines.

Indictments are only allegations. All persons charged are presumed to be innocent unless and until found guilty in court.

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