United States v. Rodney Foster

SHEPHERD, Circuit Judge.

A jury convicted Rodney Foster of conspiracy to commit identity theft and wire fraud for his involvement in a mortgage-fraud scheme that utilized a straw-buyer’s identity. Foster appeals his conviction, arguing that the Government failed to estáb-lish that the conspirators knew the straw-buyer’s identity belonged to a real person, as required by the identity-theft statute. We hold that the Government satisfied its burden in this respect and affirm the district court. 1

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Foster and his wife owned a home in Lee’s Summit, Missouri. They listed the house for sale but had…