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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 8:1446 Petition for Naturalization Hearing

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KEVIN J. RYAN

United States Attorney

PETER D. KEISLER

Assistant Attorney General

Civil Division

BARRY J. PETTINATO

Senior Litigation Counsel

THERESA M. HEALY

Attorney-California Bar No. 171566

Office of Immigration Litigation

United States Department of Justice

c/o: Department of Homeland Security 

Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Office of the Chief Counsel

606 South Olive Street, Suite 800

Los Angeles, CA 90014

Telephone: (213) 894-8628

Facsimile: (213) 894-2648

Attorneys for Plaintiff

United States of America

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) No. C-06-1072 CW

)

 PLAINTIFF, )

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) CONSENT JUDGMENT

) REVOKING NATURALIZATION;

 V. ) 

) AND ORDER THEREON

 ) 

GABRIEL BESSONG, )

)

 DEFENDANT. )

)

________________________________)

On April 21, 1999, Gabriel Bessong (“Bessong” or

“Defendant”) became a naturalized citizen of the United

States and received Certificate of Naturalization No.

24205598. Defendant is subject to denaturalization pursuant

to 8 U.S.C. ' 1451(a) because he illegally procured his

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naturalization and because it was procured by concealment of

material facts and willful misrepresentations. See Counts

I-III of the Complaint. The United States of America

(“Plaintiff”) has filed a Complaint pursuant to 8 U.S.C. '

1451(a) seeking to revoke the order admitting Defendant to

United States citizenship and to cancel his certificate of

naturalization. 

Defendant is subject to denaturalization pursuant to 8

U.S.C. ' 1451(a) because he illegally procured his

naturalization because he was on probation at the time his

application was approved. See Count I of the Complaint.

Defendant is subject to denaturalization pursuant to 8

U.S.C. ' 1451(a) because, for the purpose of obtaining an

immigration benefit, he procured his naturalization

illegally by providing false testimony, under oath, during

his June 2, 1997 naturalization interview in which he

testified that his only arrest occurred in 1996 on a warrant

for an outstanding traffic ticket. See Count II of the

Complaint. 

Finally, Defendant is subject to denaturalization

pursuant to 8 U.S.C. ' 1451(a)because he procured his

naturalization by willful misrepresentation and concealment

of facts material to his eligibility for naturalization. 

Specifically, during the naturalization application process,

Defendant concealed and misrepresented his arrest and

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conviction in 1997 for grand theft, his sentence to three

years of probation for grand theft, his 1998 arrest and

charges for forgery and grand theft, knowing that his

misrepresentations and concealment were false and

misleading. See Count III of the Complaint. 

Defendant has read the Complaint and its supporting

Affidavit of Good Cause and concedes that his naturalization

was procured illegally and by willful misrepresentation of

material facts as alleged in Counts I, II, and III of the

Complaint. The parties have entered into a Settlement

Agreement regarding this matter, which is attached as

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Exhibit A. Defendant consents to the entry of a Consent

Judgment revoking his citizenship. 

Approved as to form and substance:

Dated:_____________ KEVIN V. RYAN 

 United States Attorney

 PETER D. KEISLER

 Assistant Attorney General

 Civil Division

 BARRY J. PETINATO

 Senior Litigation Counsel

 _______/s/____________ 

 THERESA M. HEALY

 Attorney

 300 North Los Angeles Street

 Room 8108

 Los Angeles, California 90012

 Telephone: (213) 894-8628

 

 Attorneys for Plaintiff

 United States of America

FOR DEFENDANT:

Dated: ___________ 

 ________/s/____________ 

 CHRISTOPHER C. HALL

 Attorney

 ______/s/_____________ 

 FRANK A. D’ALFONSI

 Attorney 

 333 West Portal Avenue, Suite B 

 San Francisco, California 94127 

 

 

 

Dated:____________ _____/s/_____________ 

 GABRIEL BESSONG 

 DEFENDANT 

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ORDER

THEREFORE, pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, IT IS

HEREBY ORDERED: 1. That the April 21, 1999 naturalization

order of the Attorney General of the United States admitting

defendant to United States citizenship is REVOKED and SET 

ASIDE and Certificate of Naturalization No. 24205598, issued

by the Attorney General of the United States, is CANCELLED.

2. From the date of this Order, Defendant is forever 

RESTRAINED and ENJOINED from claiming any rights,privileges,

or advantages under any document that evidences United any

indicia of United States citizenship obtained as result of

Defendant=s April 21, 1999 naturalization.

3. Defendant shall immediately SURRENDER and DELIVER

his Certificate of Naturalization, any copies thereof in his

possession, and any other indicia of United States

citizenship to the Attorney General of the United States, or

his representative.

DATED: 2/24/06 

 _______________________

U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

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