18 U.S.C. § 911
Citizen of the United States
Whoever falsely and willfully represents himself to be a citizen of the United States shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 298
cases (6 in the last 5 years), 1948–2026 · leading case: United States v. Claudia Marquez Moreno, 727 F.3d 255 (3rd Cir. 2013).
United States v. Claudia Marquez Moreno, 727 F.3d 255 (3rd Cir. 2013). “Thomas, USVI 00802 Counsel for Appellee O P I N I ON ROTH, Circuit Judge: Claudia Marquez Moreno appeals her conviction for falsely and willfully representing herself as a United States citizen in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 911 . Her principal argument is that her validly issued…”
Anthony Kariuki v. Tracy Tarango, 709 F.3d 495 (5th Cir. 2013). “” In 2001, Kariuki pleaded guilty to violating 18 U.S.C. § 911 . 1 He had violated the statute by checking the box on an INS Form 1-9, 2 which attested, under penalty of perjury, that he was a “citizen or national of the United States.”
United States v. Cecilio Esparza-Ponce, 193 F.3d 1133 (9th Cir. 1999). “§ 1326 (unlawful reentry by a deported alien) and 18 U.S.C. § 911 (false claim of U.S. citizenship).”
United States v. Juan MacIas, 789 F.3d 1011 (9th Cir. 2015). “§ 1326 and for making a false claim of United States citizenship in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 911 . Finding no reversible error, we affirm the district court’s judgment.”
United States v. Castillo-Pena, 674 F.3d 318 (4th Cir. 2012). “OPINION WILKINSON, Circuit Judge: We must address in this case what may constitute a claim of citizenship under 18 U.S.C. § 911 . A jury convicted appellant Humberto Jose Castillo-Pena of falsely representing himself to be a United States citizen in violation of 18 U.”
United States v. Pedro Velasco-Medina, 305 F.3d 839 (9th Cir. 2002). “§ 1326 , and his sentence for falsely representing himself as a United States citizen, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 911 . Velasco-Medina offers two grounds for overturning his conviction for attempted reentry: (1) his indictment was defective because it failed to allege specific…”
United States v. Leroy Henry, 604 F.2d 908 (5th Cir. 1979). “Appellant, Leroy Henry, a citizen of Jamaica, was indicted, tried by a jury, and convicted in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida for falsely and wilfully representing himself to be a citizen of the United States in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 911…”
United States v. Ali Abdulatif Karaouni, AKA Ali Abdelatif Karaouni, 379 F.3d 1139 (9th Cir. 2004). “REINHARDT, Circuit Judge: After a two-day trial, Ali Abdulatif Ka-raouni was convicted of violating 18 U.S.C. § 911 by falsely claiming to be a United States citizen when he checked a box on an Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) 1-9 Employment Eligibility Verification…”
United States v. Luis Juarez, 672 F.3d 381 (5th Cir. 2012). “citizenship on a Firearms Transaction Record form which he completed while attempting to purchase a handgun in Houston, Texas in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 911 . 1 He also pled guilty to illegal reentry into the United States after deportation following a conviction for an…”
United States v. Vidal-Reyes, 562 F.3d 43 (1st Cir. 2009). “citizenship in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 911 (Count Two); aggravated identity theft in violation of 18 U.”
United States v. Thomas Alberto Romero-Avila, Defendantappellant, 210 F.3d 1017 (9th Cir. 2000). “§ 841 (a)(1); and false *1020 claim of United States citizenship, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 911 . On the morning of trial, the prosecutor informed the district judge that he had discovered an error in the indictment the night before.”
Keil v. Triveline, 661 F.3d 981 (8th Cir. 2011). “The following day, one of the agents submitted an affidavit in support of a criminal complaint against Keil for making a false claim of citizenship in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 911 , and misuse of a passport in violation of 18 U.”
— 18 U.S.C. § 911(g) — 2 cases
United States v. Kenneth Wimbush, 103 F.3d 968 (11th Cir. 1997).
Com. v. Allen, D. (Pa. Super. Ct. 2015).
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