United States v. Helaman Hansen

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FEB 10 2022

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 17-10548

Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. 2:16-cr-00024-MCE-1 v.

HELAMAN HANSEN, MEMORANDUM*

Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California Morrison C. England, Jr., District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted November 15, 2021 San Francisco, California

Before: McKEOWN and GOULD, Circuit Judges, and RESTANI,** Judge.

Helaman Hansen (“Hansen”) appeals his conviction and 240-month sentence

for twelve counts of mail fraud, three counts of wire fraud, and two-counts of

encouraging or inducing illegal immigration for private financial gain. Hansen

argues that the district court (1) abused its discretion by excluding additional

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The Honorable Jane A. Restani, Judge for the United States Court of International…