The argument was that the illegal didnt know the information belonged to another person. Forget the fact that they conspired to acquire unlawful documentation, you mean to tell me that they were so dumb they didnt think it was illegitimate?
Last I checked, ignorance of the law is not a valid legal precept.
Apparently, it’s only a misdemeanor. I bet the person whose SS# he stole is very happy! /sarc
“ .but that is a different crime.”
Roger that.