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U.S. v. ZUNIGA-ARTEAGA

No. 11-11673.

681 F.3d 1220 (2012)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Graciela ZUNIGA-ARTEAGA, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

May 21, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terry Flynn , Winifred Acosta Nesmith , Tallahassee, FL, Alicia Kim , Robert G. Davies , U.S. Attorney's Office, Pensacola, FL, Pamela C. Marsh , Gainesville, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Randolph Patterson Murrell , Gwendolyn Louise Spivey , Fed. Pub. Def., Fed. Pub. Defender's Office, Tallahasse, FL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before CARNES, MARTIN and JORDAN, Circuit Judges.

MARTIN, Circuit Judge:

Graciela Zuniga-Arteaga appeals her conviction for aggravated identity theft, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1028A(a)(1). On appeal, Ms. Zuniga-Arteaga argues that § 1028A(a)(1) cannot be applied to her conduct because that provision does not cover the theft of a person's identity when that person is no longer living. After careful review of the briefs, and with the benefit of oral argument, we affirm.

I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND

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