Opinion ID: 657682
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Substantive Fraud, Counts 2-29

Text: 13 Morgan claims that the government presented no direct evidence that he committed any of the alleged frauds, and thus, his convictions on Counts 2-29 must be overturned for failure to prove an essential element of every criminal case, identification. This argument is without merit. We find ample evidence in the record directly connecting Morgan to the frauds. 12 Morgan criticizes this evidence as being entirely circumstantial. We find the evidence to be both direct and circumstantial, and in any case, circumstantial evidence is treated no differently than direct evidence and may be sufficient to support a guilty verdict. See United States v. Jackson, 863 F.2d 1168, 1173 (4th Cir. 1989).