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Dear Mr. Paisola, I have a friend who is above the age of 18 who needs some advice. He and another person are planning on robbing a store. possibly a 7-11 type store. Guns could be involved. We all live in Maryland. If they are caught, what is the maximum and minimum punishment they can receive. I know that it all depends on their previous records which i don't know and who the judge might be and other specifics like that. i would just like to know the worst and best case scenario. thank you very much

Answer: NATE-

LISTEN TO ME CLEARLY..... I AM NOT COMING OUT OF LEFT FIELD ON THIS ISSUE AND YOU NEED TO LISTEN TO ME CLEARLY.

YOU ARE FUCKING AROUND WITH THE FEDS. THEY WILL NAIL YOUR ASS TO THE WALL FOR 5-10 YEARS. THIS IS NOT A GAME.

NATE, DO NOT DO THIS. IT IS NOT WORTH IT. WHATEVER YOU NEED, I CAN HELP YOU IN ANY WAY THAT I CAN, BUT DO NOT USE A GUN IN THE COMMISSION OF A FELONY.

TRUST ME BROTHER, I HAVE SEEN PEOPLE GET LOCKED UP FOR A LONG TIME FOR STUFF LIKE THIS. THE FEDS DO NOT SCREW AROUND.

YOU WILL BE AT A PARTY GETTING HIGH, AND THE UNITED STATES MARSHALS WILL BREAK DOWN THE DOOR AND TAKE YOU TO COUNTY JAIL, WHERE YOU WILL GET NO DRUGS, NO WITHDRAW MEDICATION AND WHEN IT IS ALL OVER YOU WILL BE IN PRISON.

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Criminal Law - Opening Others Mail, Robert Paisola Responds


Expert: Robert Paisola - 2/2/2009

Question
This happened to me and I felt violated. Is opening a person's mail(bank statement - my mail) and keeping it as a reference a crime after the person(me) throws it in the garbage?

Answer
Dear Edgar,

Thank you for taking the time to write to me about the problem that you are having with someone opening your mail.

Let me be clear that when a person opens United States Postal Mail that is addressed to you, that is a Felony.  This is in violation of the following federal statute that I have researched for you:

Section 1028. Fraud and related activity in connection with identification documents, authentication features, and information

     (a) Whoever, in a circumstance described in subsection (c) of
   this section -
       (1) knowingly and without lawful authority produces an
     identification document, authentication feature, or a false
     identification document;
       (2) knowingly transfers an identification document,
     authentication feature, or a false identification document
     knowing that such document or feature was stolen or produced
     without lawful authority;
       (3) knowingly possesses with intent to use unlawfully or
     transfer unlawfully five or more identification documents (other
     than those issued lawfully for the use of the possessor),
     authentication features, or false identification documents;
       (4) knowingly possesses an identification document (other than
     one issued lawfully for the use of the possessor), authentication
     feature, or a false identification document, with the intent such
     document or feature be used to defraud the United States;
       (5) knowingly produces, transfers, or possesses a
     document-making implement or authentication feature with the
     intent such document-making implement or authentication feature
     will be used in the production of a false identification document
     or another document-making implement or authentication feature
     which will be so used;
       (6) knowingly possesses an identification document or
     authentication feature that is or appears to be an identification
     document or authentication feature of the United States which is
     stolen or produced without lawful authority knowing that such
     document or feature was stolen or produced without such
     authority;
       (7) knowingly transfers or uses, without lawful authority, a
     means of identification of another person with the intent to
     commit, or to aid or abet, any unlawful activity that constitutes
     a violation of Federal law, or that constitutes a felony under
     any applicable State or local law; or
       (8) knowingly traffics in false authentication features for use
     in false identification documents, document-making implements, or
     means of identification;

   shall be punished as provided in subsection (b) of this section.
     (b) The punishment for an offense under subsection (a) of this
   section is -
       (1) except as provided in paragraphs (3) and (4), a fine under
     this title or imprisonment for not more than 15 years, or both,
     if the offense is -
         (A) the production or transfer of an identification document,
       authentication feature, or false identification document that
       is or appears to be -
           (i) an identification document or authentication feature
         issued by or under the authority of the United States; or
           (ii) a birth certificate, or a driver's license or personal
         identification card;

         (B) the production or transfer of more than five
       identification documents, authentication features, or false
       identification documents;
         (C) an offense under paragraph (5) of such subsection; or
         (D) an offense under paragraph (7) of such subsection that
       involves the transfer or use of 1 or more means of
       identification if, as a result of the offense, any individual
       committing the offense obtains anything of value aggregating
       $1,000 or more during any 1-year period;

       (2) except as provided in paragraphs (3) and (4), a fine under
     this title or imprisonment for not more than three years, or
     both, if the offense is -
         (A) any other production, transfer, or use of a means of
       identification, an identification document,,(!1) authentication
       feature, or a false identification document; or

         (B) an offense under paragraph (3) or (7) of such subsection;

       (3) a fine under this title or imprisonment for not more than
     20 years, or both, if the offense is committed -
         (A) to facilitate a drug trafficking crime (as defined in
       section 929(a)(2));
         (B) in connection with a crime of violence (as defined in
       section 924(c)(3)); or
         (C) after a prior conviction under this section becomes
       final;

       (4) a fine under this title or imprisonment for not more than
     25 years, or both, if the offense is committed to facilitate an
     act of international terrorism (as defined in section 2331(1) of
     this title);
       (5) in the case of any offense under subsection (a), forfeiture
     to the United States of any personal property used or intended to
     be used to commit the offense; and
       (6) a fine under this title or imprisonment for not more than
     one year, or both, in any other case.

     (c) The circumstance referred to in subsection (a) of this
   section is that -
       (1) the identification document, authentication feature, or
     false identification document is or appears to be issued by or
     under the authority of the United States or the document-making
     implement is designed or suited for making such an identification
     document, authentication feature, or false identification
     document;
       (2) the offense is an offense under subsection (a)(4) of this
     section; or
       (3) either -
         (A) the production, transfer, possession, or use prohibited
       by this section is in or affects interstate or foreign
       commerce, including the transfer of a document by electronic
       means; or
         (B) the means of identification, identification document,
       false identification document, or document-making implement is
       transported in the mail in the course of the production,
       transfer, possession, or use prohibited by this section.

     (d) In this section -
       (1) the term "authentication feature" means any hologram,
     watermark, certification, symbol, code, image, sequence of
     numbers or letters, or other feature that either individually or
     in combination with another feature is used by the issuing
     authority on an identification document, document-making
     implement, or means of identification to determine if the
     document is counterfeit, altered, or otherwise falsified;
       (2) the term "document-making implement" means any implement,
     impression, template, computer file, computer disc, electronic
     device, or computer hardware or software, that is specifically
     configured or primarily used for making an identification
     document, a false identification document, or another
     document-making implement;
       (3) the term "identification document" means a document made or
     issued by or under the authority of the United States Government,
     a State, political subdivision of a State, a foreign government,
     political subdivision of a foreign government, an international
     governmental or an international quasi-governmental organization
     which, when completed with information concerning a particular
     individual, is of a type intended or commonly accepted for the
     purpose of identification of individuals;
       (4) the term "false identification document" means a document
     of a type intended or commonly accepted for the purposes of
     identification of individuals that -
         (A) is not issued by or under the authority of a governmental
       entity or was issued under the authority of a governmental
       entity but was subsequently altered for purposes of deceit; and
         (B) appears to be issued by or under the authority of the
       United States Government, a State, a political subdivision of a
       State, a foreign government, a political subdivision of a
       foreign government, or an international governmental or
       quasi-governmental organization;

       (5) the term "false authentication feature" means an
     authentication feature that -
         (A) is genuine in origin, but, without the authorization of
       the issuing authority, has been tampered with or altered for
       purposes of deceit;
         (B) is genuine, but has been distributed, or is intended for
       distribution, without the authorization of the issuing
       authority and not in connection with a lawfully made
       identification document, document-making implement, or means of
       identification to which such authentication feature is intended
       to be affixed or embedded by the respective issuing authority;
       or
         (C) appears to be genuine, but is not;

       (6) the term "issuing authority" -
         (A) means any governmental entity or agency that is
       authorized to issue identification documents, means of
       identification, or authentication features; and
         (B) includes the United States Government, a State, a
       political subdivision of a State, a foreign government, a
       political subdivision of a foreign government, or an
       international government or quasi-governmental organization;

       (7) the term "means of identification" means any name or number
     that may be used, alone or in conjunction with any other
     information, to identify a specific individual, including any -
         (A) name, social security number, date of birth, official
       State or government issued driver's license or identification
       number, alien registration number, government passport number,
       employer or taxpayer identification number;
         (B) unique biometric data, such as fingerprint, voice print,
       retina or iris image, or other unique physical representation;
         (C) unique electronic identification number, address, or
       routing code; or
         (D) telecommunication identifying information or access
       device (as defined in section 1029(e));

       (8) the term "personal identification card" means an
     identification document issued by a State or local government
     solely for the purpose of identification;
       (9) the term "produce" includes alter, authenticate, or
     assemble;
       (10) the term "transfer" includes selecting an identification
     document, false identification document, or document-making
     implement and placing or directing the placement of such
     identification document, false identification document, or
     document-making implement on an online location where it is
     available to others;
       (11) the term "State" includes any State of the United States,
     the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and
     any other commonwealth, possession, or territory of the United
     States; and
       (12) the term "traffic" means -
         (A) to transport, transfer, or otherwise dispose of, to
       another, as consideration for anything of value; or
         (B) to make or obtain control of with intent to so transport,
       transfer, or otherwise dispose of.

     (e) This section does not prohibit any lawfully authorized
   investigative, protective, or intelligence activity of a law
   enforcement agency of the United States, a State, or a political
   subdivision of a State, or of an intelligence agency of the United
   States, or any activity authorized under chapter 224 of this title.
     (f) Attempt and Conspiracy. - Any person who attempts or
   conspires to commit any offense under this section shall be subject
   to the same penalties as those prescribed for the offense, the
   commission of which was the object of the attempt or conspiracy.
     (g) Forfeiture Procedures. - The forfeiture of property under
   this section, including any seizure and disposition of the property
   and any related judicial or administrative proceeding, shall be
   governed by the provisions of section 413 (other than subsection
   (d) of that section) of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and
   Control Act of 1970 (21 U.S.C. 853).
     (h) Forfeiture; Disposition. - In the circumstance in which any
   person is convicted of a violation of subsection (a), the court
   shall order, in addition to the penalty prescribed, the forfeiture
   and destruction or other disposition of all illicit authentication
   features, identification documents, document-making implements, or
   means of identification.
     (i) Rule of Construction. - For purpose of subsection (a)(7), a
   single identification document or false identification document
   that contains 1 or more means of identification shall be construed
   to be 1 means of identification.

If I were you, I would contact the Postmaster General and file a formal complaint.

This is an illegal act.

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