United States v. Williams

MEMORANDUM *

Patricia Williams appeals her jury conviction on counts of conspiracy, bribery concerning programs receiving federal funds, and the making of false statements to the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Williams was the manager of the San Francisco Housing Authority’s Relocation Office, and the convictions stem from a conspiracy to accept bribes in exchange for assisting ineligible individuals in securing public housing. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3742 and 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and, for the reasons discussed below, we affirm.

I

Williams argues that the district judge erred in limiting her cross-examination in two ways. First, she argues that she should have been allowed more extensive cross-examination regarding the specifics of the Sentencing Guidelines calculations for co-conspirator Yolanda Jones, who testified for the Government pursuant to a plea agreement. The jury “ha[d] in its possession sufficient information to appraise the biases and motivations of the witness,” United States v. Easter, 66 F.3d 1018, 1023 (9th Cir.1995) (internal quotation and citation omitted), and therefore the district court did not abuse its broad discretion in…