Martinez

Martinez v. United States

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United States District Court, Southern District of CaliforniaApril 8, 20253:24-cv-01020California6,662 words

Opinion

Trial Court Opinion

I. Background

18 On April 14, 2011, Martinez was charged by Indictment with mail fraud in violation 19 of 18 U.S.C. § 1341, procuring a false tax return in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 7206(2), 20 fraudulent use of a Social Security number of another person in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 21 408(a)(8), aggravated identity theft in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1028A(a)(1), making a false 22 tax return in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 7206(1), money laundering in violation of 18 U.S.C. 23 § 1957, and aiding and abetting in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2. (ECF No. 1.) 24 On March 9, 2012, Martinez was charged in a First Superseding Indictment which 25 contained the same charges as brought in the original Indictment and added charges of 26 witness tampering in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1512(a)(1)(A), use of a facility of interstate 27 28 commerce in commission of murder-for-hire in violation of U.S.C. § 1958, and solicitation of a crime of violence in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 373. (ECF No. 38.) On August 10, 2012, Martinez entered a guilty plea pursuant to the terms of a written Plea Agreement. Martinez pled guilty to Count 4 of the First Superseding Indictment, mail 5 …

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