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Customs and Border Protection Officer's Haboring Conviction Reversed While Bribery Conviction Upheld

By Candace Hom, Melinda Ghilardi, Nancy Rimmer, Sarah Gannett, Renee Pietropaolo and Tieffa Harper

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In United States v. Ozcelik, No. 06-4245 (3d Cir. May 27, 2008), the Court of Appeals decided, as a matter of first impression, what constitutes "shielding, harboring, and concealing an alien within the meaning of 8 U.S.C. § 1324. The defendant, Ozcelik, a naturalized US citizen originally from Turkey, was a Customs and Border Protection Officer in the Department of Homeland Security. A Turkish student whose visa expired was put into contact with Ozcelik by a mutual acquaintance and told that Ozcelik could help him remain in the United States. Ozcelik advised Tuncer that Ozcelik had contacts with the then INS and that for $2,300 something could be done "from the inside" that would extend his visa. Tuncer began cooperating with the Government and participated in recorded telephone conversations with Ozcelik regarding the resolution of his immigration problems in exchange for $2,300...continue to full post

Full post as published by Third Circuit Blog on June 09, 2008 (boomark / email).