Legal Opinion
United States v. Edgar Alexander Pirela Pirela
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided December 22, 2015No. 14-13767PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALTER, District Judge:
Defendant-Appellant Edgar Alexander Pirela Pirela (“Pirela Pirela”) appeals the denial of his motion for a judgment of acquittal on his conviction for fraud and misuse of a visa, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1546(a). Pirela Pirela’s appeal turns on the meaning of the phrase “procured by means of,” as it is used in the first paragraph of section 1546(a). Following a review of the record and with the benefit of oral argument, we AFFIRM.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
A. Facts.
On February 18, 2014, a federal grand jury in the Southern' District of Florida indicted Pirela…
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