United States v. George, No. 13-2762 (2d Cir. 2015)
Annotate this CaseDefendant appealed her conviction for harboring an illegal alien under 8 U.S.C. 1324(a)(1)(A)(iii), and a related order of forfeiture under 18 U.S.C. 982(a)(6)(A)(ii)(II). The court affirmed the conviction and order, concluding that the district court's jury instruction on "harboring" adequately communicated the required concealment aspect of that proscribed activity and, thus, manifests no plain error; the evidence was sufficient to convict defendant where a reasonable jury could find that defendant afforded shelter to an illegal alien for more than five years intending to help prevent detection of the alien by federal authorities; and the forfeiture of defendant's equity interest in her home, when considered in light of the gravity of her crime of conviction, does not demonstrate gross disproportionality in violation of the Eighth Amendment.
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