United States v. Meredith McConnell

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAY 18 2023

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 21-30224

Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. 1:19-cr-00090-SPW-1 v.

MEREDITH MCCONNELL, MEMORANDUM*

Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Montana Susan P. Watters, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted May 11, 2023 Seattle, Washington

Before: TALLMAN, CLIFTON, and IKUTA, Circuit Judges.

Meredith McConnell was the chairwoman of the board of the Montana

Native Women’s Coalition (MNWC), a federally funded organization that combats

threats of domestic and sexual violence against Native women. She was convicted

of theft from a program receiving federal funds in violation of 18 U.S.C. §

666(a)(1)(A), (a)(2); wire fraud in violation of § 1343; and false claims in violation

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. of § 287. McConnell appeals her conviction and the…