U.S. v. CHRISTENSEN

Nos. 08-50531, 08-50570, 09-50115, 09-50125, 09-50128, 09-50159, 10-50434, 10-50462, 10-50464, 10-50472.

801 F.3d 970 (2015)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Terry CHRISTENSEN, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Anthony Pellicano, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Mark Arneson, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rayford Earl Turner, aka Seal B, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Abner Nicherie, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kevin Kachikian, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rayford Earl Turner, aka Seal B, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Mark Arneson, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Anthony Pellicano, aka Seal A, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Terry Christensen, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed August 25, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Seth M. Hufstedler (argued), Dan Marmalefsky (argued), and Benjamin J. Fox , Morrison & Foerster LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for Defendant-Appellant Terry Christensen.

Steven F. Gruel (argued), San Francisco, CA, for Defendant-Appellant Anthony Pellicano.

Chad S. Hummel (argued) and Emil Petrossian , Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP, Becky Walker James , Los Angeles, CA, for Defendant-Appellant Mark Arneson.

Karen L. Landau (argued), Oakland, CA, for Defendant-Appellant Rayford Lee Turner.

Katherine Kimball Windsor (argued), Pasadena, CA, for Defendant-Appellant Abner Nicherie.

Benjamin L. Coleman (argued), Coleman & Balogh LLP, San Diego, CA, for Defendant-Appellant Kevin Kachikian.

André Birotte Jr. , United States Attorney, Central District of California, Robert E. Dugdale , Chief, Criminal Division, Kevin M. Lally (argued) and Joshua A. Klein (argued), Assistant United States Attorneys, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Opinion by Judge CLIFTON; Partial Concurrence and Partial Dissent by Chief District Judge CHRISTENSEN.


OPINION

Six defendants appeal their criminal convictions stemming from a widespread criminal enterprise offering illegal private investigation services in Southern California. At the center of this criminal enterprise was Pellicano Investigative Agency, known as PIA. Defendant...

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