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NIKOLAY M. KOLOV,
Petitioner,
v.
MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney General,
Respondent. |
No. 22-3760 |
On Petition for Review from the Board of Immigration Appeals.
No. A 077 003 118.
Decided and Filed: August 18, 2023
Before: GIBBONS, LARSEN, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.
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OPINION
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JULIA SMITH GIBBONS, Circuit Judge. Nikolay Kolov, a native and citizen of
Bulgaria, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) decision affirming
an Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) denial of withholding of removal and protection under the
Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). The BIA upheld the IJ’s determination that Kolov did not
present a credible claim because parts of his testimony before the IJ were not disclosed in his
reasonable fear interview, written application, or supporting declaration. Because the BIA’s
decision contains no legal error, we deny the petition for review. |
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JOSHUA JARRETT; JESSICA JARRETT,
Plaintiffs-Appellants,
v.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Defendant-Appellee. |
No. 22-6023 |
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee at Nashville.
No. 3:21-cv-00419—William Lynn Campbell, Jr., District Judge.
Argued: July 26, 2023
Decided and Filed: August 18, 2023
Before: SUTTON, Chief Judge; DAVIS and MATHIS, Circuit Judges.
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OPINION
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SUTTON, Chief Judge. Claiming that he overpaid his 2019 taxes, Joshua Jarrett sued the
Internal Revenue Service for a refund. The IRS responded by issuing a full refund check. Jarrett
refused to cash it. Even so, the district court reasoned that Jarrett had received his due and
dismissed the case as moot. We agree and affirm. |
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
KENNETH JOHNSON (21-3979); GARNELL JAMISON
(21-4013),
Defendants-Appellants. |
Nos. 21-3979/4013 |
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio at Cleveland.
No. 1:21-cr-00123—John R. Adams, District Judge.
Argued: December 7, 2022
Decided and Filed: August 18, 2023
Before: SILER, GILMAN, and NALBANDIAN, Circuit Judges.
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OPINION
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NALBANDIAN, Circuit Judge. Kenneth Johnson was the councilman in Cleveland’s
Buckeye-Shaker neighborhood, and Garnell Jamison was his executive assistant. For years,
Johnson used his position to fraudulently claim federal reimbursements for payments he never
made. He also secured employment for his children in federally funded programs, even though
they were not legally eligible to work in such positions. And Johnson deposited their earnings
into his own account. In addition, Johnson fraudulently claimed a series of tax deductions. He
also encouraged and assisted his son Elijah in submitting falsified records for Elijah’s grand-jury
testimony. Garnell Jamison assisted Johnson in these crimes.
Johnson and Jamison were tried and convicted on 15 charges. Both now appeal their
convictions and sentences, raising a number of issues. Because none of them has merit, we
affirm. |
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