SOKPA-ANKU v. LYNCH

No. 15-3230.

835 F.3d 793 (2016)

Charles SOKPA-ANKU, Petitioner v. Loretta E. LYNCH, Attorney General of the United States, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: August 26, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the petitioner was Bianca Del Vescio , student at University of St. Thomas, in Minneapolis, MN and Alexandria Hare , student of the University of St. Thomas, at Minneapolis, MN. The following attorney also appeared on the petitioner's brief; Elizabeth Holmes , Supervising Attorney, of Bloomington, MN.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the respondent was Stratton Christopher Strand , of Washington, DC. The following attorneys also appeared on the respondent's brief; Benjamin C. Mizer , Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, of Washington, D.C., Derek C. Julius , Senior Litigation Counsel, of Washington, D.C. and Benjamin Mark Moss , of Washington, D.C.

Before WOLLMAN, LOKEN, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.


A jury convicted Charles Sokpa-Anku, a citizen of Ghana and a lawful permanent resident of the United States, of three counts of "medical assistance fraud" in violation of Minn. Stat. § 609.466. The Department of Homeland Security commenced removal proceedings, alleging that Sokpa-Anku was removable because he had been...

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