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United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit No. 08-1077 IN RE: DANIEL RILEY, Petitioner. Before Lynch, Circuit Judge, Selya, Senior Circuit Judge, Lipez, Circuit Judge. JUDGMENT Entered: January 31, 2008 Federal district courts have jurisdiction over "all offenses against the laws of the United states," 18 U.S.C. § 3231; United States v. Mundt, 29 F.3d 233, 237 (6% Cir. 1994) (rejecting argument that federal criminal jurisdiction extends only to the District of Columbia, United States territorial possessions and ceded territories), and the offenses with which petitioner is charged do not require that the offense take place on property owned by the federal government. As there is no merit to petitioner's jurisdictional argumente or claim of improper venue, the petition for writ of mandamus is denied. By the Court: Richard Cushing Donovan, Clerk. Chief Deputy Clerk. [ec: Arnold Huftalen, AAG, Robert Kinsella, AUSA, Daniel Riley, Sven Wiberg, Esq.]

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