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UNITED STATES v. LONICH

Nos. 18-10298, 18-10395 Nos. 18-10299, 18-10408 Nos. 18-10300, 18-10394 Nos. 18-10301, 18-10407 Nos. 18-10303, 18-10405 Nos. 18-10304, 18-10390.

23 F.4th 881 (2022)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. David LONICH, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Brian Scott Melland, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. David Lonich, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Brian Scott Melland, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Sean Clark Cutting, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Sean Clark Cutting, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed January 10, 2022.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George C. Harris (argued), The Norton Law Firm PC, Oakland, California, for Defendant-Appellant David Lonich.

Juliana Drous (argued), Law Office of Juliana Drous, San Francisco, California, for Defendant-Appellant Brian Scott Melland.

Steven J. Koeninger (argued), Assistant Federal Public Defender; Steven G. Kalar , Federal Public Defender; Office of the Federal Public Defender, San Francisco, California; for Defendant-Appellant Sean Clark Cutting.

Francesco Valentini (argued), Trial Attorney; Brian C. Rabbitt , Acting Assistant Attorney General; United States Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Appellate Section, Washington, D.C.; Adam A. Reeves and Robert David Rees , Assistant United States Attorneys; David L. Anderson , United States Attorney; United States Attorney's Office, San Francisco, California; for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before: Andrew D. Hurwitz and Daniel A. Bress, Circuit Judges, and Clifton L. Corker, District Judge.

OPINION

This complex criminal appeal arises from fraudulent schemes concerning bank loans and real estate in Sonoma County, California. The three defendants, Sean Cutting, Brian Melland, and David Lonich, appeal their convictions and sentences, raising numerous issues for our review.

We affirm defendants'...

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