United States v. Lilian Maswai

MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

Lilian Maswai was indicted for making a false attestation on an employment eligibility verification form, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1546(b)(3). The charge was based on information furnished by her husband after his arrest for domestic assault, and she moved to exclude the government’s evidence under 8 U.S.C. § 1367, a provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) which places restrictions on the use of information about battered alien spouses. The motion was denied by the district court, and Maswai entered a conditional plea of guilty. She now appeals the…