USA Vbussell

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,  No. 06-50088 Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. v.  CR-01-00056-AHS-

LETANTIA BUSSELL,

Defendant-Appellant. 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,  No. 06-50140 Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. v.  CR-01-00056-AHS-

LETANTIA BUSSELL,

Defendant-Appellant.  OPINION

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Alicemarie H. Stotler, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted February 6, 2007—Pasadena, California

Filed September 27, 2007

Before: Diarmuid F. O’Scannlain, Edward Leavy, and Consuelo M. Callahan, Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge O’Scannlain

13265 UNITED STATES v. BUSSELL 13269

COUNSEL

Dan Marmalesfsky, Morrison & Foerster LLP, Los Angeles, California, argued the cause for the defendant-appellant, and filed briefs; Heather Pearson, Morrison & Foerster LLP, Los Angeles, California, was on the briefs.

Paul Stern, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Major Frauds Section,…