United States v. Fazal Mehmood

Fazal Mehmood appeals his pretrial detention. Mehmood is under indictment for multiple violations including conspiracy to commit visa fraud, misuse of a social security card, creating false immigration records, wire fraud, and visa fraud. We affirm the district court’s 1 order of detention.

After Mehmood’s arrest on February 11, 2009, the government moved for an order of detention on the grounds that Mehmood was a serious flight risk. The magistrate judge 2 ordered Mehmood detained on February 13. Mehmood then filed a motion for a detention hearing. He stated that he had waived the prior…