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U.S. v. YOUSSEF

No. 07-10335.

547 F.3d 1090 (2008)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Magdi Abdelazim Abdal YOUSSEF, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed November 5, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Sun Park, Park Law Office, PLC, Phoenix, AZ, for the plaintiff-appellant.

Diane J. Humetewa, United States Attorney; John R. Lopez IV, Deputy Appellate Chief; Sarah L. Hartnett, Special Assistant United States Attorney, Phoenix, AZ, for the defendant-appellee.

Before: JEROME FARRIS, EUGENE E. SILER, Jr. and CARLOS T. BEA, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Magdi Youssef appeals his conviction for making a false statement in an immigration document in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1015(a).1 We are called upon to decide whether violation of § 1015(a) requires the false statement to be "material" as an element of the offense. We hold that it does not, and affirm Youssef's conviction.

I. Factual and Procedural Background

Youssef, a citizen of Egypt, was admitted...

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