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U.S. v. Abdur-Rahman, No. 10-4814-cr (2nd Cir.) (708 F.3d 98) (February 15, 2013) (Per Curiam) by Health care fraud is a cognizable predicate felony for aggravated identity theft under 18 U.S.C. section 1028A(c)(5) because the parenthetical language "relating to mail, bank, and wire fraud" in the statute is not intended …

U.S. v. Hilton, No. 11-4273 (4th Cir.) (701 F.3d 959) (December 13, 2012) (Judge Barbara Milano Keenan) by In this consolidated appeal, three defendants, Jacqueline, Tamatha, and Jimmy Hilton challenged their convictions on charges involving a scheme to defraud The Woodsmiths Company (“Woodsmiths”), a North Carolina furniture manufacturer that was …

U.S. v. Dooley, No. 11-2256 (7th Cir.) (688 F.3d 318) (July 27, 2012) (Judge Frank H. Easterbrook) by The defendant in this case, Karen Dooley, lied about her marriage status and income in order to obtain Social Security benefits and food stamps to which she was not entitled. While employed …

U.S. v. Ozuna-Cabrera, No. 09-2174 (1st Cir.) (663 F.3d 496) (November 2, 2011) (Judge Jeffrey R. Howard) by Here the Court held that a conviction for aggravated identity theft, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1028A, does not require that the identification at issue "be stolen, or otherwise taken without …

U.S. v. Kasenge, No. 09-1896 (1st Cir.) (660 F.3d 537) (November 2, 2011) (Judge Jeffrey R. Howard) by U.S. v. Ozuna-Cabrera, No. 09-2174 (1st Cir. Nov. 2, 2011) (Judge Jeffrey Howard) U.S. v. Kasenge, No. 09-1896 (1st Cir. Nov. 2, 2011) (Judge Jeffrey Howard) In these two unrelated decisions, the …

U.S. v. Magassouba, No. 09-3035-cr (2nd Cir.) (619 F.3d 202) (August 31, 2010) (Judge Robert A. Katzmann) by Defendant's convictions for conspiracy to commit bank fraud and aggravated identity theft are affirmed where, as here, venue is appropriate for the predicate felony offense, so too is venue appropriate for a …