Police Seek to Identify Algerian National
Federal authorities Friday were aggressively seeking the true identity of an Algerian national arrested by Signal Hill police last month on false document charges.
The man, who initially gave his name as Ouiddir Saadi, is being held on state charges of forging an official seal, using a false document to conceal citizenship, making deceptive identification and forgery of automobile ownership.
A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for May 15 in Los Angeles County Superior Court in Long Beach.
In the meantime, the FBI has been searching state and federal databases seeking information on the man, believed to be 35, who has given at least three names since his arrest by Signal Hill police April 17.
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