United States v. Fred Swanzy Opoku ( 2000 )

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 99-4871
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
versus
FRED SWANZY OPOKU, a/k/a Michael Osei, a/k/a
John Kwasi Oduro,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern Dis-
trict of Virginia, at Alexandria. Claude M. Hilton, Chief District
Judge. (CR-99-192-A)
Submitted: May 31, 2000 Decided: June 16, 2000
Before LUTTIG, MOTZ, and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Alan H. Yamamoto, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellant. Helen F.
Fahey, United States Attorney, Kenneth R. Pakula, Special Assistant
United States Attorney, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Fred Swanzy Opoku was convicted by a jury for making a false
statement on an immigration form, see 18 U.S.C.A. § 1546(a) (West
Supp. 2000), and reentry into the United States after deportation.
See 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a) (1994). On appeal, Opoku alleges that his
conviction for reentry under § 1326(a) should be vacated because
permission to reenter the country was not required because prior to
reentering the United States he fraudulently obtained a Permanent
Resident status, a “Green Card,” in a false name. This claim is
without merit. See generally United States v. Espinoza-Leon, 873
F.2d 743, 746 (4th Cir. 1989).
Accordingly, we affirm his convictions and sentence. We dis-
pense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions
are adequately presented in the materials before the court and
argument would not aid the decisional process.
AFFIRMED
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