That's because "aggravated identity theft" can never be the only crime you are convicted for. It is always dependent on another felony. The identity theft just

That's because "aggravated identity theft" can never be the only crime you are convicted for. It is always dependent on another felony. The identity theft just adds two years on-top of whatever the other crime would've gotten you. Here, of course the two extra years don't matter, but if you commit identity theft to steal your grandma's candies, I don't think you should be getting 30 years in prison. Relevant: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1028A https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1028A