Opinion ID: 3155696
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Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Receipt of Stolen Treasury Checks

Text: Counts 9, 10, and 11 charge Reynolds with receiving stolen treasury checks payable to Adam Harris, Karole Keith, and Chenwroh Kpan. These charges were based on a statute that prohibits receiving, delivering, or retaining a United States Treasury check with both the intent to defraud and the knowledge that the check “is stolen or bears a falsely made or forged endorsement or signature.” 18 U.S.C. § 510(b). Reynolds argues that the jury did not hear enough evidence that she personally possessed the checks listed in these counts. To the contrary, Montgomery testified that Reynolds personally gave her each of these checks and asked her to cash them. Montgomery also testified that all three checks were signed when she received them. Based on this testimony and the other evidence presented at trial, the jury had a sufficient basis to find that Reynolds had knowledge of the forged signatures on these checks and acted with the intent to defraud when she gave Montgomery the checks and asked her to cash them.