United States v. Kuali Li

ORDER

ELLIS, District Judge.

In this immigration fraud case, the government has alleged (i) that defendant conspired with a corrupt government official, Robert Schofield, to obtain a United States passport, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371, and (ii) that defendant unlawfully and knowingly procured naturalization, to which he was not entitled, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1452(b) and (2). On January 10, 2007, defendant filed a notice of intent to assert a “public authority defense,” pursuant to Rule 12.3, Fed.R.Crim.P. In response, the government moves to preclude defendant’s use of the public…