Another chapter of History of retired judge José Eduardo Franco dos Reis, who deceived the São Paulo Court of Justice (TJ-SP) reveals that the judge not only used a false identity for over 40 years, but also invented a name that never existed.
Civil Police investigations, through the Ricardo Gumbleton Daunt Identification Institute (IIRGD), brought in light details about the fraud perpetrated by the magistrate, who presented himself as Edward Albert Lancelot Dodd Canterbury Caterham Wickfield but in fact, it is called José Eduardo.
IIRGD’s findings found that although both names had different records in the system, the Biometrics was the same proving that it was the same person. One of the identities had no valid birth certificate, while the other had been validated by a competent notary. A papilloscopic report confirmed the farce.
The investigation also deny the allegation made by José Eduardo in 1995, shortly after his approval in the contest for judge, that he would be a descendant of “British nobles” and would have lived in England until he was 25.
In contact with the National Crime Agency (NCA) of the United Kingdom, police found that There were no records for any of the names In British systems, highlighting the complete invention of British identity.
Faced with the blunt evidence, José Eduardo Franco dos Reis was formally indicted in January 24, 2025 for the crimes of Use of false document (Article 304 of the Penal Code) and Ideological falsehood (article 299 of the Penal Code) . The case is being processed in the judiciary under confidentiality.
Remember the case
The fraud, which began in September 1980 by obtaining the first ID with the false name, allowed José Eduardo Study Law at the University of São Paulo (USP) in the 1980s to be contest and joined the São Paulo judiciary, where he acted in civil courts and made numerous decisions signed as Edward Albert Lancelot DC Caterham Wickfield.
The discovery of the farce occurred in October 2024, when the judge tried to obtain a duplicate of the ID card with the false name in the Sé Poupatempo. The comparison of fingerprints revealed the duplicity.
The investigation also proved that José Eduardo had double electoral registration and in the registration of individuals (CPF), and used a passport with the false name to leave the country after the fraud is discovered .
Last Friday (4), the president of the TJ-SP determined the suspension of retirement payment of the magistrate. The Court reported that there is a matter pending judicial assessment and that it cannot comment on the effects of a possible conviction.
THE CNN He tried to contact the defense of José Eduardo Franco dos Reis, but has no response to date. The motivations behind the elaborate fraud that lasted more than four decades remain unknown.
This content was originally published in Judge of SP that lied identity for 40 years used a name that never existed on CNN Brazil.
Source: CNN Brasil
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