Duong

MEMORANDUM **

Vinh Duong appeals his conviction and sentence for one count of conspiracy to transport stolen goods in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 371 and 2314 and six counts of *820 transportation of stolen goods in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2314 . We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . Because Duong failed to raise before the district court any of the issues he now asserts in his appeal, the district court must be reviewed for plain error. United States v. Alferahin, 433 F.3d 1148, 1154 (9th Cir. 2006) (citing Fed.R.Crim.P. 52(b)). As Duong has not shown plain error, we affirm.

Duong opened a wholesale company that bought computer component parts, such as memory, computer chips and semi-conductors, and resold them at a profit. Duong contacted Sylvia Ogawa, an employee at the Guadalajara, Mexico plant of Sanmina-SCI (“Sanmina”), a contract manufacturing company which purchases parts from various suppliers in order to carry out manufacturing which has been outsourced to them. Sanmina would often purchase parts in excess of its needs, and then sell the excess inventory to other Sanmina plants or to outside buyers.

Duong asked Ogawa if she could sell him parts for prices…