United States v. Araceli Mendoza

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JUN 3 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 22-10242

Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. v. 5:16-cr-00150-BLF-

ARACELI MENDOZA,

MEMORANDUM*

Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California Beth Labson Freeman, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted May 14, 2024 San Francisco, California

Before: CALLAHAN and SANCHEZ, Circuit Judges, and KRONSTADT,** District Judge.

Defendant-Appellant Araceli Mendoza appeals her jury convictions for one

count of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of children, in violation of 18 U.S.C.

§ 371, and one count of sex trafficking of children, in violation of 18 U.S.C.

§ 1591(a)(1) and (b)(2). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The Honorable John A. Kronstadt, United States District Judge for…