Legal Opinion
United States v. Yaya Kone, Feranba Keita, Noha Fofana
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 10, 2002No. 00-2070, 00-2270, 00-2338PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RYAN, Circuit Judge.
Yaya Kone and Feranba Keita appeal their convictions and sentences after a jury found them guilty of visa fraud by entering into sham marriages and filing petitions for adjustment in status visas, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1546. Noha Fofana appeals his conviction and sentence after a jury found him guilty of conspiracy to defraud the United States by arranging sham marriages between foreign nationals and United States citizens, and submitting false documents and making false representations to the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), in violation of 18…
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