Kao

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FEB 17 2026

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 25-2435 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellee, 1:21-cr-00061-LEK-1 v. MEMORANDUM*

MARTIN KAO,

Defendant - Appellee,

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TIFFANY JENNIFER LAM,

Interested Party - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii Leslie E. Kobayashi, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted February 12, 2026** Honolulu, Hawaii

Before: BYBEE, R. NELSON, and FORREST, Circuit Judges.

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). Appellant Tiffany Lam appeals the district court’s denial of her claim to

third party ownership interest in funds posted as bail to secure the pre-trial release

of her husband Martin Kao. She seeks to preclude the Government…