Opinion ID: 652795
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Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Grace Brisco.

Text: 10 Grace Brisco testified that in the Fall of 1987, while styling Steward's hair, Brisco mentioned to Steward that her niece, who had turned eighteen years old, stopped receiving her Social Security checks. Steward responded that the niece was still entitled to benefit payments. Brisco, who served as the niece's guardian, then gave Steward the Social Security number of the girl's deceased father. 11 In October 1987, Brisco received a fraudulent Social Security check in the mail for roughly $2,200.00. The check was made payable to Brisco. A few days later, Steward contacted Brisco by telephone, inquired whether she had received the check, and demanded one half of the $2,200.00 in the form of a loan. Brisco consented to pay Steward just $700.00; they did not discuss the repayment of the loan. Between November 1987 and April 1988, Brisco received through the mail four additional Social Security checks, ranging in amounts of approximately $630.00 to $2,900.00. Brisco gave Steward half the amount of each check. After Brisco received the fifth and final check in April 1988, Steward called her and warned her not to speak with anyone who inquired about the checks. At trial, the government introduced into evidence the five fraudulent Social Security checks Brisco had received through the mail. 12