United States Seventh Circuit

The District Court's judgment of conviction is affirmed as defendant violated 18 U.S.C. section 1425(a) because he procured U.S. citizenship by misrepresenting a material fact, and he was ineligible for citizenship.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/28/2008
• Decided 02/05/2009
• Published 02/05/2009

Judges

• EVANS, Circuit Judge., Before BAUER, RIPPLE, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Andrew S. Boutros (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Mary Higgins Judge, Terence F. MacCarthy, William H. Theis (argued), Office of the Federal Defender Program, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.