U.S. v. KONE

Nos. 00-2070, 00-2270, 00-2338.

307 F.3d 430 (2002)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Yaya KONE, Feranba Keita, Noha Fofana, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: October 10, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy A. Abraham (argued and briefed), Assistant United States Attorney, Flint, MI, Patricia G. Gaedeke, Office of the U.S. Atty., Detroit, MI, for Appellee.

Daniel G. Van Norman (argued and briefed), Lapeer, MI, Thomas V. Wilhelm (argued and briefed), Waterford, MI, N.C. Deday LaRene (argued and briefed), LaRene & Kriger, Detroit, MI, Noha Fofana, Milan, MI, for Appellants.

Before RYAN, BOGGS, and COLE, Circuit Judges.


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...

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