United States v. Bonnie Schreiber

MEMORANDUM

Defendant-Appellant Bonnie Schreiber appeals her convictions for mail fraud, wire fraud, and theft, arguing that there was insufficient evidence presented at trial to support those convictions. Having jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , we reject that argument and affirm her convictions. Although Schreiber also argues that defense counsel provided ineffective representation during trial, we decline to address that issue on direct appeal.

1. We review de novo the sufficiency of the evidence to support Schreiber’s convictions, determining “whether after viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt.” United States v. Tucker, 641 F.3d 1110, 1118-19 (9th Cir.2011) (internal quotation marks omitted).

The jury convicted Schreiber of two counts of mail fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1341 , and one count of wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343 . There was sufficient evidence presented at trial from which a rational jury could have found beyond a reasonable doubt all of the elements necessary to convict Schreiber of mail and wire…