Legal Opinion
United States v. Di Pietro
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 27, 2010No. 09-13726PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARTIN, Circuit Judge:
Linsy Di Pietro owned and operated A-3 Services, Inc., which arranged marriages in Florida between illegal aliens and United States citizens solely for the purpose of helping those aliens obtain permanent legal status. After a bench trial, Ms. Di Pietro was convicted of aiding and abetting four individuals in their violations of 8 U.S.C. § 1325(c), which imposes criminal liability on any individual who knowingly enters into a marriage for the purpose of evading federal immigration laws.
This case requires us to address de novo two constitutional challenges to § 1325(c) in…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Kolender v. LawsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- New York v. FerberSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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