Groan!
Shoulda know a Daily Kos member would sneak into the jury pool by lying through his teeth.
” asked to review a federal law addressing identity theft. That's the count on which the jurors deadlocked.”
What is there to be deadlocked about?
It's as clear as day and night. He is guilty of id theft. Just follow the law and the judge's instructions. Simple.
It’s only identity theft under Tennessee law if the access code the perpetrator has is government-issued, is some sort of biometric data, or can be used to spend the victim’s money.
Gaining access to e-mail doesn’t allow you to spend the victim’s money.
http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/18/usc_sec_18_00001028-—A000-.html
I’d have to say he’s guilty under 1028A(c)(4) — not sure about 1028A(c)(5).
I’m also wondering what exactly was blacked out — I really don’t see anything — my guess is possibly it was 1028A(b) — but that doesn’t relate to the definition of identity theft — rather what punishment he can receive if found guilty.