Legal Opinion
United States v. Maria Romero
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 18, 2002No. 01-10354PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RESTANI, Judge.
Maria Romero appeals the sentence imposed following her guilty plea to False Personation of an Officer or Employee of the United States, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 912. Romero defrauded immigrants by posing as an employee of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (“INS”) who promised to expedite their applications in exchange for money. Romero disputes the two-level enhancement she received under § 2Fl.l(b)(4)(A) of the United States Sentencing Guidelines Manual (“U.S.S.G.” or “Guideline”), 1 which relates to offenses involving “misrepresentation that the defendant…
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