Supreme court to hear ID theft appeal, implications for Postville

The Supreme Court agreed today to hear an appeal in a case where an illegal immigrant was convicted of aggravated identity theft because his false Social Security number belonged to someone else. Ignacio Flores-Figueroa, a Mexican national who worked at L&M Steel in East Moline, Ill., and who was convicted of aggravated identity theft, has argued that the prosecutors must prove he knew the identification he possessed belonged to another person. The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected his argument and affirmed the conviction in April. More than 300 illegal immigrants in Postville were convicted of aggravated identity theft on the same reasoning, and were sentenced to either five months in prison or five months probation. Appellate courts have been split on the issue.

20 Oct 2008 @ 04:30 pm

3 comments

From Anonyma - 20 Oct 2008 @ 07:31 pm

But he made no attempt to learn if it was a fictional number or that of a real person, so it clearly was not a concern for him. He needed the tool to faciliate further theft of work and did not hesitate to take the illegal number although it may have been that of a real person. He was indifferent to that possibility, not unknowledgeable.

From LM - 20 Oct 2008 @ 06:18 pm

"(More than 300 illegal immigrants in Postville were convicted of aggravated identity theft on the same reasoning, and were sentenced to either five months in prison or five months probation.)"

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But it does not seem like a very much time served. Probation? Why? What about deportation?

From BW - 20 Oct 2008 @ 05:11 pm

Just because this pissant pendejo has an argument doesn't qualify for a Supreme Court decision, unless you're talking about the half of the court that should be juvenile court judges at best.
Ginsberg, Souter, Kennedy, Stevens

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