U.S. v. ACOSTA-JOAQUIN

No. 17-1379.

894 F.3d 60 (2018)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Carlos Rafael ACOSTA-JOAQUIN, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

July 2, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tina Schneider , Portland, ME, on brief for appellant.

Benjamin M. Block , Assistant United States Attorney, and Halsey B. Frank , United States Attorney, on brief for appellee.

Before Howard, Chief Judge, Boudin and Kayatta, Circuit Judges.


Carlos Rafael Acosta-Joaquin ("Acosta"), who appeals from his conviction for fraudulent use of a social security number not his own, is a Dominican citizen. He entered the United States illegally sometime in 2005 or 2006, has remained ever since and early adopted the name of a U.S. citizen named Kelvin Valle-Alicea ("Valle...

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