Garcia-Jaramillo

*980 MEMORANDUM **

Juan Garcia-Jaramillo appeals from his convictions under 8 U.S.C. § 1324 (a)(l)(A)(v)(I), (a)(l)(A)(ii), and (a)(l)(B)(i) for conspiracy to transport, harbor, and bring in illegal aliens for commercial advantage and private financial gain; § 1324(a)(l)(A)(iii) and (a)(l)(B)(i) and 18 U.S.C. § 2 for harboring of illegal aliens for commercial advantage and private financial gain and aiding and abetting; § 1324(a)(l)(A)(ii) and (a)(l)(B)(i) and 18 U.S.C. § 2 for transportation of illegal aliens for commercial advantage and private financial gain and aiding and abetting; and § 1324(a)(2)(B)(ii) and 18 U.S.C. § 2 for bringing in illegal aliens for commercial advantage and private financial gain and aiding and abetting.

Garcia-Jaramillo contends that the district court erred in denying his motion for judgment of acquittal because there was insufficient evidence of his connection to the conspiracy, his private financial gain, and the alienage of his passengers. He also contends that the district court should have excluded evidence of nine incidents under Federal Rule of Evidence 404(b).

On review of a denial of a motion for judgment of acquittal on the basis of…