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U.S. v. WIGHT

No. 86-3070.

819 F.2d 485 (1987)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Leon WIGHT, a/k/a Leon Wight Ramazanoff, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided May 29, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. Mullenholz (Neill, Mullenholz & Shaw, Washington, D.C., on brief), for defendant-appellant.

Theresa Barnes-Pirko, Civ. Div., Dept. of Justice (Richard K. Willard, Asst. Atty. Gen., Washington, D.C., Henry E. Hudson, U.S. Atty., Alexandria, Va., Michael F. Hertz, Director, Rita S. Geier, Asst. Director, Washington, D.C., on brief), for plaintiff-appellee.

Before PHILLIPS and ERVIN, Circuit Judges, and MOTZ, United States District Judge for the District of Maryland, Sitting by Designation.

ERVIN, Circuit Judge:

Leon Wight exceeded the scope of his duty by committing criminal acts while working for the United States Agency for International Development ("AID") in India. At the request of an Indian national, Wight acted as a courier, making purchases in Hong Kong and smuggling the purchased items into India. Wight's smuggling operations came to an abrupt end when he was detained at Indian customs, and a search of his baggage yielded undeclared items....

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