United States v. Mensah

LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.

Appellant David Mensah successfully negotiated the complexities of United States immigration law twice: first, to be come a naturalized citizen under his own name and, second, to obtain a diversity visa under the false name Willberforce Ap-piah. His success, however, was short-lived. The government detected Mensah’s double dipping, and he was subsequently found guilty by a jury on a charge of unlawful procurement of naturalization, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1425(a), based on his concealment of his Appiah identity. On appeal, Mensah raises a host of errors, ranging from…