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U.S. v. VENTURELLA

Docket No. 04-1219-CR.

391 F.3d 120 (2004)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Jo-Ann VENTURELLA, also known as Jo-Ann Ferretti, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided: December 8, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark J. Lesko, Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York (Roslynn R. Mauskopf, United States Attorney, on the brief; Cecil C. Scott, Assistant United States Attorney, of counsel), Brooklyn, New York, for Appellee.

Michael P. Berkley, Law Office of Michael P. Berkley, P.C., Garden City, New York, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before: STRAUB, POOLER, and WESLEY, Circuit Judges.

WESLEY, Circuit Judge:

Under 18 U.S.C. § 228 (Supp. II 2003), a person owing more than $10,000 in child support may be punished by two years' imprisonment if she "willfully fails to pay [that child] support obligation with respect to a child who resides in another State." 18 U.S.C. § 228(a)(3), (c)(2) (emphasis added). Jo-Ann Venturella argues the term "resides" denotes "domicile." Specifically, she contends that the Government could not establish...

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