Legal Opinion
United States v. Ngige
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 17, 2015No. 14-1136PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STAHL, Circuit Judge.
Following a bench trial on a record of stipulated facts, the district court convicted Defendant-Appellant Jecinta Wambui Ngige of conspiring to defraud the United States by participating in a sham marriage to secure a change in her immigration status. On appeal, she argues that the prosecution was time-barred because she committed no overt act in furtherance of the conspiracy within the five-year period before the return of the indictment. We affirm.
I. Facts and Background
On June 13, 2012, a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Ngige with conspiracy to…
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