Aggravated Felonies



 
 

§ A.8 Bribery. Bribery - Commercial

 
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BIA

AGGRAVATED FELONY " COMMERCIAL BRIBERY " WITNESS BRIBERY
Matter of Gruenangerl, 25 I. & N. Dec. 351, 356 (BIA 2010) (federal conviction of bribery of a public official, for the purpose of influencing official action, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 201(b)(1)(A), is not an offense relating to commercial bribery and is therefore not an aggravated felony under INA 101(a)(43)(R), 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(43)(R)).

Ninth Circuit

AGGRAVATED FELONY "SEXUAL ABUSE OF A MINOR
United States v. Tafoya-Montelongo, 659 F.3d 738 (9th Cir. Sept. 14, 2011) (Utah attempted sexual abuse of a child, under Utah Code 76"5"404.1, punishing anyone who touches the anus, buttocks, or genitalia of any child [under 14], the breast of a female child, or otherwise takes indecent liberties with a child, or causes a child to take indecent liberties with the actor or another with intent to cause substantial emotional or bodily pain to any person or with the intent to arouse or gratify the sexual desire of any person, constitutes sexual abuse of a minor, for illegal re-entry sentencing purposes).
AGGRAVATED FELONY " BURGLARY " BURGLARY
United States v. Snyder, 643 F.3d 694 (9th Cir. Jun. 30, 2011) (Oregon conviction for violation of ORS 164.215, second degree burglary, is a burglary offense for purposes of the Armed Career Criminal Act; although Oregon definition of building may not coincide with the generic definition, the charging document made clear that the defendant entered a generically defined building).

 

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