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APPENDIX A: QUICK REFERENCE CHART FOR DETERMINING IMMIGRATION CONSEQUENCES OF COMMON NEW YORK OFFENSES<br />
Offense<br />
Trademark<br />
counterfeiting,<br />
1 st degree<br />
Class C felony<br />
NYPL<br />
Section<br />
Aggravated<br />
Felony (AF)?<br />
165.73 If term of<br />
imprisonment<br />
imposed is one<br />
year or more,<br />
might be<br />
“counterfeiting”<br />
AF. If the loss<br />
to the victim(s)<br />
exceeds<br />
$10,000, might<br />
also be “fraud”<br />
AF especially if<br />
record of<br />
conviction<br />
shows element<br />
of intent to<br />
defraud or<br />
deceive (as<br />
opposed to<br />
evade a lawful<br />
restriction).<br />
Crime Involving<br />
Moral Turpitude<br />
(CIMT)?<br />
Other Grounds?:<br />
Controlled Substance (CSO)<br />
Crime Against Child (CAC)<br />
Dom. Violence (CODV) etc.<br />
Firearm Offense (FO)<br />
Prostitution<br />
Commercialized Vice<br />
Comments, Strategies & Tips<br />
These are by no means an exhaustive list of strategies and tips<br />
advocates may pursue. For additional defense lawyer strategies,<br />
see Chapter 5. For additional immigration lawyer strategies, see<br />
Appendix K.<br />
Probably. Tip <strong>for</strong> defense lawyers:<br />
1. To avoid “counterfeiting” AF, consider alternative<br />
offense of Trademark Counterfeiting, 3 rd or 2 nd and get<br />
sentence of 364 days or less (see above, PL 165.71 &<br />
165.72) if possible.<br />
2. To decrease risk of “fraud” AF, specify in the plea<br />
colloquy if possible that the loss amount did not exceed<br />
$10,000 (regardless of retail value); and/or specify in<br />
plea colloquy that offense was committed with intent to<br />
evade a lawful restriction on sale/resale (as opposed to<br />
with intent to deceive or defraud). See Valansi v.<br />
Ashcroft, 278 F.3d 203 (3d Cir. 2002).<br />
NYSDA IMMIGRANT DEFENSE PROJECT, December 2006 A-41