Mexican man charged with identity theft

A federal grand jury in Kansas City, Kan., on Wednesday returned an indictment charging a 33-year-old citizen of Mexico with eight crimes, including identity theft.

Joel Cobian-Comacho is charged with one count of unlawfully re-entering the United States after being deported, four counts of aggravated identity theft, one count of possession of fraudulently obtained documents, one count of possession of a false U.S. government identification document, and one count of producing a false identification document.

The crimes are alleged to have occurred June 11 in Lawrence, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office.