Boardman man charged with fraud, tampering with records

BOARDMAN — A Market Street man is charged with tampering with records and identity fraud, accused of using a fake Social Security card to try to get license plates.

Brian Zindi, 24, was in the Mahoning County jail. Police were called about 4 p.m. Wednesday to the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles office on Southwestern Run on a report of a man using a fraudulent Social Security card.

Zindi, who initially said his name was Zindi Brian, told police he knew the card was fake, a police report said. He also told police he had been using the name Zindi Brian since 2003, the report said.

An agent from federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement found that Zindi, a native of Zimbabwe, had entered the United States in 2003 through New York and that he isn’t a valid U.S. resident. A detainer for immigration was placed on Zindi, the report said.