United States v. Stowbunenko-Saitschenko

MEMORANDUM**

Oleh Rostyslaw Stowbunenko-Saitschenko (“Stowbunenko”) appeals his conviction and sentence for Bringing in Illegal Aliens to the United States under 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(2) and his conviction for Encouraging Illegal Aliens to Enter the United States under 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(1)(A)(iv) and (a)(1)(A)(v)(I). These convictions resulted from an incident in which Stowbunenko, a naturalized American citizen who claims to be a member of an Indian tribe known as the Little Shell Pembina Band of North America (“PNLSB”), issued certificates of PNLSB membership to two Mexi*577can nationals and then…