United States v. Kazzaz

MEMORANDUM **

Ahmed Sarchil Kazzaz pleaded guilty to an indictment charging him with one count of conspiracy to defraud and to commit offenses against the United States, six counts of paying kickbacks to a government contractor’s employees to obtain subcontracts and renewals, one count of wire fraud, and four counts of mail fraud. In this appeal, Kazzaz asserts that the District Court erred in finding that his plea satisfied the Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 11(b)(3) requirement for a factual basis.

The government urges that Kazzaz’s appellate waiver forecloses the arguments he makes on…