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U.S. v. Villanueva-Sotelo, No. 07-3055 (D.C. Cir.) (515 F.3d 1234) (February 15, 2008) (Judge David S. Tatel)

Loaded on March 1, 2008 published in Punch and Jurists March 24, 2008
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Mens Rea Element.

Here, creating a conflict with three other Circuits, a divided Court ruled that the mens rea element of the aggravated identity theft statute (18 U.S.C. § 1028A(a)(1)) was ambiguous; and it therefore dismissed that count from an indictment.

As the incidence of identity theft crimes has risen dramatically, Congress has ...

 

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