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A former Honolulu police officer accused of using other officers’ names to get part-time work pleaded guilty Thursday to identity theft, two counts of unauthorized possession of confidential personal information and three counts of forgery.
Dave E. Furtado also pleaded no contest to two counts of second-degree theft.
He could be sentenced to as many as 10 years in prison for the identity theft and up to five years for each of the other charges. He will be sentenced in May.
The prosecutor said Furtado used the names and Social Security numbers of two other police officers in August and October 2010 to apply for special-duty jobs and that he forged their signatures on the applications. He performed the work and forged the signature of one of the officers on a $370 check.
Deputy City Prosecutor Chris Van Marter said the other officer cashed a $310 check for a special-duty job Furtado performed and gave the money to Furtado.
The Police Department said Furtado retired at the end of last year.
Special-duty jobs are those in which private companies or individuals can hire off-duty uniformed officers to maintain order, provide security, direct traffic or take action against violations of law.