Legal Opinion
United States v. Godin
District Court, D. Maine
Decided February 28, 2007No. Criminal 06-93-P-HPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER ON DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO DISMISS COUNT 17 OF THE INDICTMENT
HORNBY, District Judge.
In 2004, Congress enacted the Identity Theft Penalty Enhancement Act. Pub.L. 108-275, § 2(a), 118,Stat. 831. The Act created an enhanced criminal penalty for anyone who, while engaging in an enumerated felony (the indictment in this case alleges bank fraud and social security fraud), “knowingly transfers, possesses, or uses, without lawful authority, a means of identification of another person.” 18 U.S.C. § 1028A(a)(l). This motion to dismiss poses the following question: To qualify for the enhanced…
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- United States v. Nicolas Manueles MontejoCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2006
- United States v. BeachemDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 2005
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3Cited by7 opinions
- United States v. Villanueva-SoteloCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2008
- United States v. GodinCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2008
- United States v. GodinDistrict Court, D. Maine · 2007
- United States v. Salazar-MonteroDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 2007
- United States v. GodinCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2008
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