United States v. Conrado M. Del Mundo

97 F.3d 1461 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Conrado M. DEL MUNDO, Defendant-Appellant. No. 95-10403. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Aug. 15, 1996. Decided Sept. 19, 1996. 1 Before: WIGGINS and TROTT, Circuit Judges, and VANCE, District Judge * . 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 Conrado Del Mundo was convicted of unlawfully procuring citizenship in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1425 . The government argued that Del Mundo's naturalization was unlawful because he had committed a crime of moral turpitude (embezzlement) within five years of the date of his naturalization on January 14, 1994. Del Mundo appeals, arguing that embezzlement under Nevada law is not necessarily a crime of moral turpitude and thus his crime did not render him ineligible for naturalization. He also contests the district court's decision to admit evidence regarding a prior bad act and its decision to deny Del Mundo's…