Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit August 24, 1993, 92-3909 (United States v. Syed Sami Ahmad)

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

After receiving one college degree in Pakistan, Syed Sami Ahmad came to the United States to pursue another. He put himself through college with a combination of part-time jobs, aid from his family, and counterfeiting. Instead of passing bogus currency, Ahmad used bogus electronic components. Each cellular phone has a microchip that identifies the subscriber.