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U.S. v. WEI LIN

No. 11-10576.

738 F.3d 1082 (2013)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. WEI LIN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed December 24, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark B. Hanson , Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, for Defendant-Appellant.

Stephen F. Leon Guerrero (argued), Assistant United States Attorney, and Alicia A.G. Limtiaco , United States Attorney, United States Attorney's Office, Hagatna, Guam, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before: ALEX KOZINSKI, Chief Judge, and RAYMOND C. FISHER and PAUL J. WATFORD, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

WATFORD, Circuit Judge:

Wei Lin, a Chinese national, unlawfully obtained two driver's licenses issued by the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). The main issue on appeal is whether Lin's possession of those licenses may be punished under 18 U.S.C. § 1546(a).

I

Section 1546, titled "Fraud and misuse of visas, permits, and other documents," criminalizes a diverse range of conduct, most of it tied to immigration...

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