Mail Carrier’s Identity Theft, Fraud Convictions Hold on Appeal

An Alabama mail carrier convicted of bank fraud conspiracy, bank fraud, aggravated identity theft, and possession of a stolen postal service key lost her appeal challenging the sufficiency of the evidence.

A jury could “easily” conclude that Kristen Williams knowingly joined a scheme to defraud banks using counterfeit checks, and she didn’t need to impersonate someone else to be found guilty of identity theft, the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit said Tuesday.

• Williams argued she didn’t “use” another person’s means of identification because that term means “impersonate,” but the court said “use” includes using someone’s means of ...