United States v. Thomas Mautone

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS APR 19 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 22-30180

Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. 6:17-cr-00237-MC-

v.

MEMORANDUM*

THOMAS GERARD MAUTONE,

Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon Michael J. McShane, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted April 5, 2024 Portland, Oregon

Before: OWENS and FRIEDLAND, Circuit Judges, and RAYES,** District Judge.

Thomas Mautone appeals from his jury conviction and sentence for four

counts of wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343, arising from a fraudulent

investment scheme. As the parties are familiar with the facts, we do not recount

them here. We affirm.

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The Honorable Douglas L. Rayes, United States District Judge for the District of Arizona, sitting by designation. 1. There is sufficient evidence to support Mautone’s convictions. “There…