United States v. Jeffrey Bowen

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAY 8 2023

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 22-10115

Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. 3:19-cr-00010-MMD-CSD-3 v.

JEFFREY BOWEN, MEMORANDUM*

Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada Miranda M. Du, Chief District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted February 7, 2023 San Francisco, California

Before: BYBEE and BUMATAY, Circuit Judges, and BENNETT,** Senior District Judge. Partial Dissent by Judge BYBEE.

Defendant-Appellant Jeffrey Bowen appeals his conviction for conspiracy to

defraud the United States, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371. Bowen was the owner

and operator of J&L Distributing, Inc. (“J&L”), a distributor of Kirby-brand vacuum

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The Honorable Richard D. Bennett, United States Senior District Judge for the District of Maryland, sitting by designation.…