Two years prison for impersonator

Nemec, who has been in custody in lieu of $100,000 bail, receives credit for 177 days toward his sentence.

Although Nemec has a lengthy history of impersonation, the latest case involved a new job title — "relator.” He falsely claimed the position on documents but always used his real name.

Nemec, arrested while still on federal probation for a previous impersonation conviction, was allegedly angry at a former business partner. Using a forged seal of San Mateo County, Nemec reportedly forged subpoenas for the man’s confidential records at Bank of America and the California Department of Consumer Affairs. He falsely claimed to be a "relator” on documents.

On April 20, Nemec filed a civil lawsuit in San Mateo County for the people of California against the victim. Nemec created a fraudulent deposition subpoena, requested the man’s information and began sending him e-mails about the alleged case, a search warrant stated.

Investigators recovered fake documents, badges, stamps, licenses and law enforcement equipment from Nemec’s home. The county seal allegedly used in the local case was not found.

After his arrest, local prosecutors discovered just how prolific Nemec had been at pretending to be things he was not.

In May 1998, Nemec was arrested in Solano County for pretending to be a sheriff’s deputy and ultimately pleaded no contest to four counts of impersonating an officer. During that stint, Nemec made 14 arrests on outstanding warrants, including one that turned out to be the wrong man.

In 1996, he was arrested for impersonating an FAA official while working at San Jose International Airport as a private security contractor. In 1992, Nemec pleaded no contest to three counts of impersonating an officer and was ordered not to wear uniforms or carry a firearm. In 1997, he served five months in a Lompoc federal prison for failing to disclose his criminal record while applying to the military police. Amtrak and Union Pacific Railroad companies both investigated Nemec for possibly impersonating railroad detectives and he reportedly appointed himself head of museum security for the Great Western Railway Museum in Rio Vista.

Nemec also has two previous convictions in Texas and the state of Washington although authorities in other states investigated claims without pressing charges.