United States v. Vardkes Bostanian

980 F.2d 739 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Vardkes BOSTANIAN, Defendant-Appellant. No. 89-50380. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Nov. 3, 1992. Decided Nov. 25, 1992. Before BEEZER, KOZINSKI and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 In a bench trial, Vardkes Bostanian was convicted of conspiracy and mail fraud pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §§ 371 and 1341. Bostanian now appeals, arguing the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction. 3 Because the record contains evidence of Bostanian making knowingly false claims, on several occasions, regarding the occurrence of an automobile accident, we affirm the district court. 4 * The standard of review for the sufficiency of the evidence to support a criminal conviction is whether, after review of the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, a rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of…