UNITED STATES v. ELBAZ

No. 20-4019.

52 F.4th 593 (2022)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lee ELBAZ, a/k/a Lena Green, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: November 3, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Eric Joseph Brignac , OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellant. James I. Pearce , UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., for Appellee. ON BRIEF: G. Alan DuBois , Federal Public Defender, Jennifer C. Leisten , Assistant Federal Public Defender, OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellant. Nicholas A. McQuaid , Acting Assistant Attorney General, Robert A. Zink , Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Caitlin R. Cottingham , Assistant Chief, Fraud Section, Criminal Division, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., for Appellee.

Affirmed in part, vacated in part, and remanded by published opinion. Judge Richardson wrote the opinion, in which Judge Rushing and Senior Judge Traxler joined.


Based on the Defendant's petition for panel rehearing, the panel grants panel rehearing, vacates the prior panel opinion, and issues a new panel opinion below. While the result does not change, we appreciate Defendant's thoughtful petition.1

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