Man allegedly steals attorney's identity, then poses as lawyer

Man allegedly steals attorney's identity, then poses as lawyer
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If you hired a "Shlomo G. Dickerman" in Brooklyn to represent you in court, you better find someone new: he's been arrested for allegedly stealing the identity of an actual lawyer and posing as an attorney more than 10 times.

In 2009, the man calling himself Shlomo Dickerman (authorities say they're not sure of his real name) went and filled out a court registration form, using the social security number, law school, and birthday of a lawyer with the last name of Dickerman who had not renewed his New York attorney registration, NBC News reports. The impostor asked for a name change, saying he wanted to go by his Hebrew name of "Shlomo."

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.