With no explanation, chose the best option from "A", "B", "C" or "D". a counterfeit or fraudulently obtained immigration document is a continuing offense. Toussie, 397 U.S. at 115, 90 S.Ct. 858. B. The Nature of the Crime Involved The defining characteristic of a continuing offense is that it involves o g that punishment of “any alien crewman who willfully remains in the United States in excess of the number of days allowed” is a continuing offense because the crewman continues to violate the statute “until he physically leaves the United States”); United States v. Santana-Castellano, 74 F.3d 593, 598 (5th Cir.1996) (“Where a deported alien enters the United States and remains here with the knowledge that his entry is illegal, his remaining here until he is ‘found’ is a continuing offense.... ”); United States v. Gray, 876 F.2d 1411, 1419 (9th Cir.1989) (<HOLDING>); United States v. Garcia, 854 F.2d 340, 343-44

A: holding a failure to appear for sentencing constitutes an escape under the rule
B: holding that escape is a continuing offense because the escapee can be held liable for failure to return to custody and given the continuing threat to society posed by an escaped prisoner the nature of the crime involved is such that congress must assuredly have intended that it be treated as a continuing one  quoting toussie 397 us at 115 90 sct 858
C: holding that failure to appear for sentencing is a continuing offense because a convicted criminal has a continuing obligation to face sentencing and presents an ongoing threat to the integrity and authority of the court so long as he has not appeared
D: holding that failure to appear is also a continuing offense
C.