Case Name: Fekade Mekonnen WORKU, Petitioner, v. Alberto R. GONZALES, U.S. Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2006-12-21
Citations: 213 F. App'x 264
Docket Number: No. 05-61153
Parties: Fekade Mekonnen WORKU, Petitioner, v. Alberto R. GONZALES, U.S. Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before SMITH, WIENER, and OWEN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 213
Pages: 264–266

Head Matter:
Fekade Mekonnen WORKU, Petitioner, v. Alberto R. GONZALES, U.S. Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 05-61153
Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Dec. 21, 2006.
Fekade Mekonnen Worku, Houston, TX, pro se.
Thomas Ward Hussey, Director, Linda Susan Wendtland, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, Caryl G. Thompson, U.S. Immigration & Naturalization Service District Directors Office, New Orleans, LA, Sharon A. Hudson, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services, Houston, TX, for Respondent.
Alberto R. Gonzales, Washington, DC, pro se.
Before SMITH, WIENER, and OWEN, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Fekade Worku petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") affirming the immigration judge's decision to deny his applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture ("CAT"). Worku argues that the BIA erred in its determination that he had not established that his detention and mistreatment was at least partly motivated by his actual or imputed political opinion as a supporter of the Oromo Liberation Front ("OLF"). He also contends that the BIA misinterpreted his testimony regarding the reason his interrogator came to suspect he was connected to the OLF.
The record does not compel a conclusion contrary to the BIA's determination that Worku had not established that he suffered past persecution, or that he has a well-founded fear of future persecution, on account of his actual or imputed political opinion. See Carbajal-Gonzalez v. INS, 78 F.3d 194, 197 (5th Cir.1996). There is record evidence indicating that Worku was detained pursuant to an investigation of corruption and business practices involving a businessman from another country. The investigation of Worku for such possible violations does not constitute persecution. See Abdel-Masieh v. INS, 73 F.3d 579, 584 (5th Cir.1996).
Accordingly, the BIA's determination that Worku is not entitled to asylum is supported by substantial evidence and will not be disturbed. See Chun v. INS, 40 F.3d 76, 78 (5th Cir.1994). Because Worku cannot satisfy the standard for asylum, he cannot meet the more demanding standard for withholding of removal. See Mikhael v. INS, 115 F.3d 299, 306 (5th Cir. 1997).
Worku's CAT claim is likewise unavailing, because he has failed to show that he will likely be tortured if he is returned to Ethiopia. See Efe v. Ashcroft, 293 F.3d 899, 907 (5th Cir.2002). The petition for review is DENIED.
Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.