United States v. Crounsset

MEMORANDUM OPINION

ELLIS, District Judge.

In this criminal bench trial, a motion for a judgment of acquittal pursuant to Rule 29, Fed.R.Crim.P. raises questions regarding the sufficiency of the charging language of the indictment and the government’s burden of proof necessary to obtain a conviction for aggravated identity theft in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1028A.

I. 1

The record reflects that on July 11, 2005, defendant, traveling under the name Sandy Garcia, arrived at Washington Dulles International Airport aboard flight 846 from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Upon his arrival at Dulles, defendant…