Moreland

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,  No. 05-30541 Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. v.  CR-01-00108-05-

STEVEN CRAIG MORELAND, BJR

Defendant-Appellant.  OPINION

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington Barbara Jacobs Rothstein, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted May 9, 2007 Submission Withdrawn May 25, 2007 Resubmitted December 5, 2007 Seattle, Washington

Filed December 12, 2007

Before: Procter Hug, Jr., M. Margaret McKeown, and William Fletcher, Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge Hug

16329 16334 UNITED STATES v. MORELAND

COUNSEL

Jordan Gross, Yarmuth Wilsdon Calfo PLLC, Seattle, Wash- ington, for the defendant-appellant.

Andrew C. Friedman, Assistant United States Attorney, Seat- tle, Washington, for the plaintiff-appellee.

OPINION

HUG, Circuit Judge:

For his participation in a fraudulent pyramid scheme, defendant-appellant Steven Moreland was convicted of mail and wire fraud, money laundering, and conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and money laundering. On…