Pascual v. Holder, 723 F.3d 156, ___ (2d Cir. July 9, 2013) (per curiam) (New York conviction for sale of a controlled substance, under New York Penal Law 220.39, is categorically an illicit trafficking in a controlled substance type of aggravated felony even though the conviction merely involved an attempt to sell: Unlike the Connecticut statute, NYPL 220.39 does not criminalize mere offers (or fraudulent offers) to sell narcotics. Under New York law, the offer must be bona fide, and a bona fide offer is one that is made with the intent and ability to follow through on the transaction.); distinguishing United States v. Savage, 542 F.3d 959, 965 (2d Cir. 2008) (fraudulent offers to sell are not offers for purposes of sentencing enhancements under the Sentencing Guidelines).

 

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