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An aggravated identity theft conviction upheld on circumstantial evidence the defendant knew the false identity belonged to a real person

In U.S. v. Doe, the defendant John Doe went to the Miami passport agency office to apply for a passport presenting drivers license, birth certificate and other identifying documents in the name of Laurn Daniel Lettsome. Doe was not Lettsome. When the passport agency official became suspicious, Doe was asked…

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In deciding that an alien’s conviction for false imprisonment was a crime involving moral turpitude, the Immigration Judge erred by considering evidence that was extraneous to the record of his conviction.

In Fajardo v. U.S. Attorney General the court of appeals reversed an order of removal. Soon after he entered the U.S. from Cuba, Fajardo was arrested and convicted of false imprisonment, misdemeanor assault and misdemeanor battery as a result of an altercation with his wife. Three years later when Fajardo…

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Entering the United States following deportation was not barred by the statute of limitations; United States v. Garcia

Federal law makes it a crime for an alien to enter the United States after being deported. In this case the defendant was convicted of the Federal offense of reentering the United States after having been deported. In U.S. v. Garcia, The defendant was not charged until 7 years after…

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