The following excerpt is from Maxwell v. Nielsen, No. 2:14-cv-02772-TLN-AC (E.D. Cal. 2020):
12. For purposes of determining admissibility, a misrepresentation is deemed "willful" if it was "deliberate or voluntary." Espinoza-Espinoza v. INS, 554 F.2d 921, 925 (9th Cir. 1977). "[T]here is no requirement that an intent to deceive must be shown." Id. at 925.
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