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Fugitive and wife plead not guilty to federal charges
The two, who sat near each other beside their lawyers, whispered back and forth.
Husband and wife appeared in front of U.S. Magistrate Judge Philip R. Lammens to determine a bail amount for Vu and to make sure there s not a conflict of interest regarding the couple s lawyers.
Farley was on the run for more than 30 years, evading drug charges from Nebraska. Prosecutors say he assumed the identify of a deceased person and went undetected until his arrest last month in Weirsdale. He and Vu both have been indicted.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Felicetta, the lawyer prosecuting the case for the government, read aloud the charges in court. Farley is charged with passport fraud, aggravated identity theft, Social Security fraud, possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon and operating as a pilot without a legitimate airman’s certificate.