DEKELAITA v. UNITED STATES

No. 22-2911.

108 F.4th 960 (2024)

Robert W. DEKELAITA, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 24, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christina Abraham, Attorney, Abraham Law & Consulting, LLC, Chicago, IL, Richard Dvorak, Attorney, Dvorak Law Offices, LLC, Clarendon Hills, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Brian J. Kerwin, Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before Rovner, Brennan, and Pryor, Circuit Judges.


A jury found Robert Dekelaita, a former immigration attorney, guilty of various crimes for conspiring with clients, interpreters, and his employees to defraud the United States by submitting fabricated asylum applications.

Unsuccessful in his direct appeal, Dekelaita moved to vacate his sentence under 28 U.S.C. &...

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