United States v. Mohammad Sarihifard

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge CHAMBERS wrote the opinion, in which Chief Judge WILKINSON and Judge MICHAEL joined.

OPINION

CHAMBERS, District Judge:

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FACTS

Mohammad Sarihifard (“Petitioner”) was convicted after a jury trial in the Eastern District of Virginia of perjury before a grand jury in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1623(a) and making false statements to a government agency in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1001. The trial judge sentenced Petitioner to twenty-one months in prison pursuant to the federal sentencing guidelines.

The charges against Petitioner initially stem from a conversation with…