Opinion ID: 4527791
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Heading: Misuse of Social Security Card

Text: A conviction under 42 U.S.C. § 408(a)(7)(B), for misuse of a social security card, requires proof beyond a reasonable doubt that a defendant: “(1) for any purpose, (2) with the intent to deceive, (3) represented a social security number to be his or another person’s, (4) which representation was false.” United States v. Porter, 409 F.3d 910, 915 (8th Cir. 2005). The evidence shows Gonzalez-Esparsa knowingly represented on his W-4 a social security number belonging to another person. Gonzalez-Esparsa also gave this social security number to Midwest Concrete in his employment application. A reasonable juror could conclude Gonzalez-Esparsa made the false representation regarding his purported social security number in order to deceive Midwest Concrete in order to obtain a job with the company, satisfying the elements of § 408(a)(7)(B). -5-