United States v. Simeonov

On November 8, 1999, appellant Ivan Nikolov was arrested by secret service agents on suspicion of involvement in a conspiracy to pass counterfeit American dollars. The Government subsequently learned that Nikolov had previously been deported, and had reentered the United States illegally in May of 1999. A two-count information, charging Nikolov in connection with these activities, was filed on April 7, 2000. The first count alleged conspiracy to sell, buy, and pass counterfeit obligations of the United States, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 371, 472, 473, and the second count charged illegal…