U.S. v. MENSAH

No. 12-1066.

737 F.3d 789 (2013)

UNITED STATES, Appellee, v. David K. MENSAH, a/k/a Willberforce Appiah, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

December 16, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Judith H. Mizner , with whom Rheba Rutkowski , Assistant Federal Public Defender, and Miriam Conrad , Federal Public Defender, were on brief, for appellant.

Kelly Begg Lawrence , Assistant U.S. Attorney, with whom Carmen M. Ortiz , United States Attorney, was on brief, for appellee.

Before TORRUELLA, SELYA, and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges.


LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.

Appellant David Mensah successfully negotiated the complexities of United States immigration law twice: first, to become a naturalized citizen under his own name and, second, to obtain a diversity visa under the false name Willberforce Appiah. His success, however, was short-lived. The government detected Mensah's double dipping, and he was subsequently found guilty by a jury on a charge of unlawful...

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