United States v. Ngige, No. 14-1136 (1st Cir. 2015)
Annotate this CaseDefendant was charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States by participating in a sham marriage to secure a change in her immigration status. Defendant filed a motion to dismiss the indictment as time-barred arguing that she committed no overt act in furtherance of the conspiracy within the five-year period before the return of the indictment. The district court denied the motion. After a bench trial, the district court found Defendant guilty of conspiracy as charged in the indictment and sentenced her to four months in prison followed by one year of supervised release. Defendant appealed, arguing (1) the district court did not err in refusing to dismiss the indictment on statute of limitations grounds; and (2) the evidence was sufficient to support the guilty verdict.
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