U.S. v. AKANNI

Nos. 17-1732, 17-1733.

890 F.3d 355 (2018)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Rasheed Abiodun AKANNI, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

May 18, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jamesa J. Drake and Drake Law LLC, Huntsville, AL, on brief for appellant.

Donald C. Lockhart , Assistant United States Attorney, and Stephen G. Dambruch , United States Attorney, on brief for appellee.

Before Lynch, Selya, and Lipez, Circuit Judges.


Rasheed Abiodun Akanni challenges the sufficiency of the evidence supporting his conviction for marriage fraud in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1325(c), which prohibits "knowingly enter[ing] into a marriage for the purpose of evading any provision of the immigration laws." He does not challenge his felony convictions for making...

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