United States v. Mohammed M. Rahman, Mohammed Nural Islam, Mohammed Faroque, Zamil Hassan

980 F.2d 740 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Mohammed M. RAHMAN, Mohammed Nural Islam, Mohammed Faroque, Zamil Hassan, Defendants-Appellants. Nos. 91-10364, 91-10365, 91-10376 and 91-10416. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Nov. 4, 1992. Decided Dec. 9, 1992. Before SNEED, ALARCON and CANBY, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Four defendants appeal their jury convictions for making false material declarations before a magistrate in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1623 . We affirm. I. FACTS AND PRIOR PROCEEDINGS 3 On December 10, 1988, border police detained Sakwat Ullah and Katherine Gosho-Kim on suspicion of illegally transporting six aliens, including the four appellants, 1 into the United States from Mexico. The appellants were also detained as material witnesses. 4 The appellants were deposed on January 5 and 11, 1989 before a magistrate. They all said they had come to the…