United States v. Ahn, Yong Ho

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge SENTELLE.

SENTELLE, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Yong Ho Ahn, a Metropolitan Police officer, pleaded guilty to violating 18 U.S.C. § 201(c)(1)(B) by receiving illegal gratuities from massage parlors that were flagrantly violating local law. Ahn appeals from a district court judgment accepting his guilty plea and sentencing him to four months incarceration and two years supervised release. Appellant contends that in light of United States v. Sun-Diamond Growers, 526 U.S. 398, 119 S.Ct. 1402, 143 L.Ed.2d 576 (1999), the district court erred in finding that…