Legal Opinion
United States v. Lee Peng Fei, AKA Ma Lee, AKA Char Lee
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided September 13, 2000No. 1999PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge:
On this appeal, defendant Lee Peng Fei (Lee) challenges his conviction for seaman’s manslaughter and his sentence for misconduct causing the deaths of six aliens attempting to enter the United States illegally. Lee orchestrated and financed the transportation of 300 undocumented Chi nese nationals to this country in a cargo ship called the Golden Venture that carried them from Mombasa, Kenya to the United States under extraordinarily inhumane conditions. The Golden Venture was deliberately grounded at approximately 3:00 a.m. on June 6, 1993 off the coast of the…
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