United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________

No. 04-2084 ___________

United States of America, * * Plaintiff- Appellant, * Appeal from the United States * District Court for the v. * Northern District of Iowa. * Penny Jillean Christenson, * * Defendant - Appellee. * ___________

Filed: September 27, 2005 ___________

Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, WOLLMAN, BEAM, ARNOLD, MURPHY, BYE, RILEY, MELLOY, SMITH, COLLOTON, GRUENDER and BENTON, Circuit Judges, en banc. ___________

ORDER

On rehearing en banc, the district court’s judgment is affirmed by vote of an equally divided court. ______________________________