Quinonez-Orozco

MEMORANDUM ***

Petitioner seeks review of the denial of his application for cancellation of removal, arguing that the Immigration Judge and Board of Immigration Appeals incorrectly determined his conviction for dealing in counterfeit obligations or securities in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 473 1 to be an “offense relating to ... counterfeiting” and therefore an aggravated felony under 8 U.S.C. § 1101 (a)(43)(R).

This case is similar to Albillo-Figueroa v. INS, 221 F.3d 1070 (9th Cir.2000), which held that a conviction for possession of counterfeit obligations in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 472 2 is an “offense relating to counterfeiting” and therefore an aggravated felony under 8 U.S.C. § 1101 (a)(43)(R). Both 18 U.S.C. § 472 and its sister provision, 18 U.S.C. § 473 , require an intent to defraud 3 and are indisputably crimes “re *528 lating to” counterfeiting. As Albillo-Fi-gueroa reasoned, to hold otherwise would “read the term ‘relating to’ out of section 1101(a)(43)(R).” Albillo-Figueroa, 221 F.3d at 1073 .

PETITION DENIED.

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.

. Section 473 provides: "Whoever buys,…