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. » e er, or publish, any Treasury check or bond or icurity of the United States bearing a falsely made or rged endorsement or signature; yall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more yan ten years, or both. 8 U.S.C. § 510(a)(2). \t trial, the magistrate instructed the jury that, under the statute, the government was required to prove the fallowing elements beyond a reasonable doubt: (1) that the defendant passed or attempted to pass a U.S. Treasury check, (2) that the check bore a forged or falsely made endorsement, (3) that the defendant passed the check with inten t to | defraud, and (4) that the defendant acted knowingly and willfully. Rosario, Crim. No, 94-5050K-01, slip op. at 7. Rosario contends that the government failed to meet its burden on elements (2), (3) & (4). Specifically, she argues that Rios's testimony establishing that she possessed the check was insufficient to corroborate the testimony of the http://vis.law. vill. edu/ocator/3d/July1997/97a1636p.htm Page 10 of 29 5/10/2005