Ali

MEMORANDUM *

Sameena Ali appeals her conviction on one count of conspiracy to make false statements to various government agencies, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 371 and 1001, and on five counts of making false statements to a government agency, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1001 . Mirza Ali appeals his conviction on one count of conspiracy to make false statements and three counts of making false statements to a government agency. The defendants were tried jointly in district court and their appeals have been consolidated. Because the parties are familiar with the facts of this case, we will not recite them here. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm.

1. Prosecutoñal Misconduct

Appellants contend that the prosecutor purposefully elicited testimony that previously had been excluded as privileged and then referred to the excluded and stricken evidence during closing argument. *731 We review for an abuse of discretion a district court’s rulings on objections to alleged prosecutorial misconduct. United States v. Sarkisian, 197 F.3d 966, 988 (9th Cir.1999). Where counsel objected to the acts of alleged prosecutorial misconduct at trial, we review for…