U.S. v. STEPHENS

No. 07-20899.

571 F.3d 401 (2009)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Bartholomew STEPHENS; Steven Anyanwu Stephens, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

As Corrected July 8, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carmen Castillo Mitchell (argued), James Lee Turner, Asst. U.S. Atty., Houston, TX, for U.S.

Daucie Shefman Schindler, Shefman Law Group, John Moreno Parras (argued), Houston, TX, for Bartholomew Stephens.

Kimberly S. Keller (argued), Keller Law Firm, San Antonio, TX, for Steve Stephens.

Before KING, STEWART and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges.


CARL E. STEWART, Circuit Judge:

Brothers Bartholomew Stephens and Steven Stephens1 were convicted of aggravated identity theft, aiding and abetting wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit identity theft and wire fraud. Each defendant challenges his convictions on several grounds. We AFFIRM.

BACKGROUND

The evidence presented by the Government at trial established that, in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, Steven registered...

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