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U.S. v. SMITH

No. 11-50549.

719 F.3d 1120 (2013)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Maurice Lerome SMITH, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed June 26, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Lanahan , San Diego, CA, for Defendant-Appellant.

Laura E. Duffy , United States Attorney; Bruce R. Castetter and Alessandra P. Serano , Assistant United States Attorneys, San Diego, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before: CONSUELO M. CALLAHAN, SANDRA S. IKUTA, and ANDREW D. HURWITZ, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

IKUTA, Circuit Judge:

Maurice Lerome Smith appeals several sentencing enhancements that he received in connection with his conviction for sex trafficking of children by force, fraud, or coercion under 18 U.S.C. § 1591(a) and (b)(1). We affirm.

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Smith was the owner of a San Diego-area window washing company. But for many years, he had also been involved in a much darker business: running a prostitution ring. In October 2009...

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