U.S. v. PIRELA PIRELA

No. 14-13767.

809 F.3d 1195 (2015)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Edgar Alexander PIRELA PIRELA, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

December 22, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John C. Shipley , Assistant U.S. Attorney, Wifredo A. Ferrer , Jamie Galvin, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Diane Patrick , Kathleen Mary Salyer , U.S. Attorney's Office, Miami, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Manuel Arteaga-Gomez , Michael Caruso , Federal Public Defender, Celeste S. Higgins , Federal Public Defender's Office, Miami, FL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before ED CARNES, Chief Judge, MARTIN, Circuit Judge, and WALTER, District Judge.


Defendant-Appellant Edgar Alexander Pirela Pirela ("Pirela Pirela") appeals the denial of his motion for a judgment of acquittal on his conviction for fraud and misuse of a visa, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1546(a). Pirela Pirela's appeal turns on the meaning of the phrase "procured by means of," as it is used in the...

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