Matter of Tsirlina

OPINION OF THE COURT

On February 28, 2014, the respondent was found guilty, after a jury trial, before the Honorable Raymond J. Dearie, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, of conspiracy to commit visa fraud, in violation of 18 USC § 371, and 10 counts of visa fraud, in violation of 18 USC § 1546 (a). On July 25, 2014, she was sentenced to a term of two years of imprisonment on each count, to run concurrently, and three years of supervised release. A special assessment of $1,000 was imposed as well (see United States v Tsirlina, 2014 WL 6632477, 2014 US…