BOSTON, Sept. 13, 2012—A New York man wanted in four states was ordered held without bail after his arrest this week with six different identification cards and a stun gun on board an Amtrak train, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said.

MARK MOSKOWITZ (D.O.B. 8/27/86) of Brooklyn, New York, was arraigned yesterday in Boston Municipal Court on five counts of identity fraud and one count each of possession of an electric stun gun, fare evasion, trespassing, and providing a false name to police. At the request of Assistant District Attorney Justyna Miller, Judge Franco Gobourne ordered Moskowitz held without bail.

Amtrak police arrested Moskowitz Tuesday at the Rt. 128 commuter rail station in Westwood after departing passengers informed officers there was a man acting strangely on the train around 10:52 a.m.

When approached, Moskowitz allegedly identified himself as “Mark Lipton” but claimed not to have any identification because he’d lost his wallet earlier that day; he also could provide no proof that he had paid his fare, and officers took him into custody.

During a search, officers found an item in Moskowitz’s pocket that first appeared to be a cell phone but was later revealed to be an electric stun gun. Inside one of his two bags were six New Jersey identification cards, each with a different name, address, and social security number. None were in the name of “Mark Lipton.” The cards were wrapped in what appeared to be prescriptions filled out in the names on the ID cards.

Police also found several perforated, legal-size sheets that appeared to match the paper on which the prescriptions were written. Moskowitz allegedly stated that he designed prescription slips for hospitals and that the prescriptions attached to the various ID cards were “test sheets.”

During booking at MBTA Transit Police headquarters, officers fingerprinted the defendant and learned of his true identity. They also learned that he was wanted on warrants from Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New York for several charges, including forgery, illegally obtaining prescription drugs, and failure to appear in court.

Moskowitz was represented by attorney Irving Racklin. He is due back in court on Sept. 19 for further bail arguments.

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