Hays

MEMORANDUM **

The defendant appeals his conviction for three counts of making a false statement in a matter within the jurisdiction of the Federal Aviation Administration. See 18 U.S.C. § 1001 (a). The defendant argues that the district court erred by denying his motion to suppress evidence seized pursuant to a search warrant, amending the charges with which he was indicted, and admitting evidence that was unduly prejudicial. Finding no reversible error with respect to any of the defendant’s contentions, we affirm the judgment of the district court.

First, the search warrant identified specific categories of business records produced by Hays Aviation, all of which were related to maintenance repairs and annual inspections, properly limited in time and scope, and was therefore not constitutionally overbroad. See United States v. Washington, 797 F.2d 1461, 1468 (9th Cir. 1986).

Second, the district court did not err by admitting evidence of the falsified logbooks discovered in the defendant’s airplane. The district court held that because the defendant divulged that he kept business records in his airplane, the agents had probable cause to search the plane pursuant to the…