United States Fourth Circuit

Convictions for conspiracy to defraud the US and immigration fraud are affirmed over claims that defendant's conduct does not fall within the ambit of the governing statute, 18 U.S.C. section 1546(a), and that the district court committed plain error when it named an unindicted co-conspirator in the jury instructions.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/22/2003
• Published 12/22/2003

Judges

• Before WILLIAMS, TRAXLER, and KING, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Drewry Bacon Hutcheson, Jr., McGinley, Elsberg & Hutcheson, P.L.C., Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellant.  Thomas Higgins McQuillan, Assistant United States Attorney, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Paul J. McNulty, United States Attorney, Robert C. Erickson, Assistant United States Attorney, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellee.