United States v. Salvatore Groppo

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 22-50288

Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. v. 3:13-cr-02196-

JLS-

SALVATORE GIACOMO

GROPPO, OPINION

Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California Janis L. Sammartino, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted January 8, 2024 Pasadena, California

Filed May 24, 2024

Before: Morgan Christen and Mark J. Bennett, Circuit Judges, and Gary S. Katzmann, * Judge.

Opinion by Judge Katzmann

* The Honorable Gary S. Katzmann, Judge for the United States Court of International Trade, sitting by designation. SUMMARY **

Criminal Law

The panel affirmed the district court’s denial of Salvatore Groppo’s motion to expunge his conviction for aiding and abetting the transmission of wagering information for his role as a “sub-bookie” in an unlawful international sports gambling enterprise. Groppo pleaded guilty in 2014 and was sentenced to five years’ probation, 200 hours of…