United States v. Gaston Brown

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS AUG 2 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 22-50158

Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. 2:17-cr-00047-CAS-1 v.

GASTON BROWN, AKA Kevin Brown, MEMORANDUM*

AKA J.B., AKA M.W.,

Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Christina A. Snyder, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted July 11, 2024 Pasadena, California

Before: IKUTA and NGUYEN, Circuit Judges, and BATTAGLIA,** District Judge.

Gaston Brown (“Brown”) appeals his convictions and sentence after a jury

trial. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The Honorable Anthony J. Battaglia, United States District Judge for the Southern District of California, sitting by designation. Brown was indicted on five counts of drug, credit card fraud, and identity

theft offenses for conspiring with a…