United States v. Jay Arnold Rode, Reverend

87 F.3d 1325 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Jay Arnold RODE, Reverend, Defendant-Appellant. No. 95-16393. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 11, 1996. * Decided June 19, 1996. Before: CANBY, NOONAN, and LEAVY, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Jay Arnold Rode appeals pro se the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion. Rode contends that the district court erred by imposing a $25,000 fine as part of Rode's sentence. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1291 , 2255 and we review de novo. See Frazer v. United States, 18 F.3d 778, 781 (9th Cir.1994). We affirm. 3 Rode was convicted of one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371 , and three counts of making false statements, in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 7206 (1). At sentencing, the district court ordered Rode to make restitution and pay a $25,000 fine.…