Vega

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JUL 11 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 23-1476 D.C. No. Plaintiff-Appellee, 2:20-cr-00120-RSM-6 v.

MEMORANDUM*

SONIA L. MEZQUITA VEGA,

Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington Ricardo S. Martinez, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted July 9, 2024** Seattle, Washington

Before: HAWKINS, CLIFTON, and BRESS, Circuit Judges.

Sonia L. Mezquita Vega appeals her 44-month sentence for her involvement

in a scheme to launder money obtained from the illicit sale of drugs. We have

jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We affirm.

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). Mezquita Vega raises a procedural objection to her sentence, arguing that

the district court “failed to adequately explain the reasons for its…