United States v. Alizadah Nawai

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS OCT 29 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 23-2523 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellee, 4:22-cr-00029-BLW-1 v.

MEMORANDUM*

MOHAMMAD ALI ALIZADAH NAWAI,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Idaho B. Lynn Winmill, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted October 18, 2024 Idaho Falls, Idaho

Before: N.R. SMITH, R. NELSON, and FORREST, Circuit Judges.

Mohammad Ali Alizadah Nawai was convicted by a jury for attempted

coercion and enticement in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2422(b), sexual exploitation of

a minor child in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2251(a), (e) and § 2256(8)(a), and transfer

of obscene matter to a minor in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1470. The convictions

stemmed from a sting operation during which an officer pretended to be a thirteen-

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. year-old girl named “Kat.” Nawai appeals from the…