Legal Opinion
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose VELEZ, Defendant-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 12, 1997No. 95-10459, 96-10053PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAY, Senior Circuit Judge:
Jose Velez was convicted of one count of conspiracy to file false applications with the Immigration and Naturalization Service in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371 and nine counts of filing false statements with the INS in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1001. He was sentenced to a term of seventy-five months. On appeal he challenges his sentence by contest ing the district court’s application of the Sentencing Guidelines.
Velez operated a Las Vegas, Nevada, private immigration consulting service which assisted aliens in preparing and filing legalization applications with the INS…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- United States v. William E. Cambra, Jr., AKA B.C.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
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3Cited by14 opinions
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