Quan

United States v. Quan

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358 F. App'x 854
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitDecember 1, 200907-10597California886 words

Opinion

Opinion

Petitioner Jimmy Quan (“Quan”) appeals his final judgment and sentence on one count of conspiracy to commit bankruptcy fraud ( 18 U.S.C. § 371 ), three counts of concealing property ( 18 U.S.C. § 152 (7)), one count of bankruptcy fraud ( 18 U.S.C. § 157 (2)), and five counts of money laundering ( 18 U.S.C. § 1956 (a)(l)(B)(i)). The ten counts center around three bankruptcy schemes that took place between March 1997 and August 2005. We affirm on all counts.

I.

Quan moved for acquittal on the grounds of insufficient evidence to support a single, overarching conspiracy to commit bankruptcy fraud. We review the district court’s denial of the motion de novo. United States v. Marguet-Pillado, 560 F.3d 1078, 1081 (9th Cir.2009). We are required to view the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, and determine whether any rational juror could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt. Id. Under a “factors analysis,” there is sufficient evidence for a reasonable juror to have determined that a single conspiracy linked the three bankruptcy schemes. See United States v. Zemek, 634 F.2d 1159, 1168 (9th Cir.1980) (holding that a “single…

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