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United States v. Francisco Hernandez-Espinoza

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided May 21, 2018No. 17-2065PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

Francisco Hernandez-Espinoza is a Mexican citizen who entered the United States without authorization. Unable to obtain employment or identification, he purloined a social security number belonging to someone else and falsely represented it to be his. After the government uncovered his ruse and charged him with a host of crimes, he pleaded guilty to misusing a social security number, see 42 U.S.C. § 408 (a)(7)(B), and to aggravated identity theft, see 18 U.S.C. § 1028A(a)(1). The district court 1 sentenced him to a year in prison for misusing a social security number,…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Gordon v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
  2. United States v. Michael Charles BeattyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993
  3. United States v. Donnell HopkinsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2016
  4. United States v. Sean MeadowsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2017
  5. United States v. Vincent Leo WilsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991

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3Cited by6 opinions

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  3. United States v. Joshua BramanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2022
  4. United States v. Christopher ConradCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2023
  5. United States v. DepapeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2026

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