US-CA9 · jury_instructions
9th Cir. Model Jury Instr. (Criminal) 15.7
Fraud in Connection with Identification Documents—Possessing Another’s Means of Identification (18 U.S.C. § 1028 (a)(7))
The defendant is charged in [Count ______ of] the indictment with [possessing] [transferring] [using] another person’s means of identification without lawful authority in violation of Section 1028(a)(7) of Title 18 of the United States Code. For the defendant to be found guilty of that charge, the government must prove each of the following elements beyond a reasonable doubt:
First, the defendant knowingly [transferred] [possessed] [used] a means of identification of another person;
Second, the defendant did so without lawful authority;
[Third, the defendant intended to commit [specify unlawful activity]; and]
or
[Third, the defendant aided or abetted [specify unlawful activity]; and]
or
[Third, the defendant [transferred] [possessed] [used] the means of identification in connection with [specify unlawful activity]; and]
[Fourth, [transfer] [possession] [use] of the means of identification of another person was in or affected commerce between one state and [an]other state[s], or between a state of the United States and a foreign country];
or
[Fourth, in the course of [transfer] [possession] [use], the means of identification was transported in the mail.]
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- 2026-08-20
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- 2026-08-20
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