Legal Opinion
United States v. Zapete-Garcia
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 8, 2006No. 05-1352PublishedCited by 85 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STAHL, Senior Circuit Judge.
In October 2004, Dionisio Zapete-Garcia (Zapete) disembarked from an airplane in Isla Verde, Puerto Rico. The flight had originated in the Dominican Republic. On arrival, Zapete presented United States immigration officials with an American permanent resident card bearing his own photograph and the name Vetilio E. Fajar-do. Upon questioning, Zapete admitted that he had obtained the card fraudulently, paying approximately $1,500 for it. Federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement records revealed that Zapete had been deported from the United States twice previously,…
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