Opinion ID: 3064913
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Heading: Obtaining Property by Conspiracy to Defraud

Text: A chop shop owner or operator may obtain property by conspiracy to defraud in at least two ways. First, he or she 1 We note that the government has not charged Carrillo-Jaime with having been convicted of an aggravated felony under § 1101(a)(43)(M)(i) (fraud with a loss in excess of $10,000). Compare Nugent v. Ashcroft, 367 F.3d 162 (3d Cir. 2004). 8898 CARRILLO-JAIME v. HOLDER may conspire to obtain the property by fraud directly from the owner, in which case the fraud analysis in the previous section would apply. Second, a chop shop owner or operator may conspire to obtain property with the consent of the owner in order to defraud someone else. For example, a chop shop owner or operator may conspire with the owner of a vehicle to defraud an insurance company. The owner or operator of the chop shop may obtain a vehicle from the owner with the owner’s consent. The owner of the vehicle may then make a claim to the insurance company based on the alleged theft of his vehicle, and may then share the proceeds of the insurance company payout with the owner or operator of the chop shop. [11] We therefore conclude that one can engage in a conspiracy to obtain property under § 10801 with the consent of the owner.